Eastfield Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Eastfield Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- narrow-loggia-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Eastfield Farmhouse, Swineshead Road, Melchbourne and Yielden
- OS grid reference
- TL 044 662
- Coordinates
- 52.2844, -0.46993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Eastfield Farmhouse is a mid-19th century farmhouse built of coursed limestone rubble with a slate roof. It has a double pile plan and a 2-span roof with coped gable ends and integral red brick gable end stacks. The symmetrical south elevation features a central doorway, which has been replaced in the 20th century, but retains its original semi-circular fanlight with interlaced glazing bars. Flanking the doorway are two French windows with semi-circular heads and glazing bars. Above, three sash windows with semi-circular heads and glazing bars are placed symmetrically, with the outer pair featuring valances. All openings are topped with keystones. Four windows on the rear elevation have timber lintels; two first-floor windows retain original 3-light casements with glazing bars. Extensions have been added to both gable ends – the eastern one is part-rendered limestone rubble with brick dressings and incorporates a part-glazed double door imitating the French windows of the main block.
Local climate
Eastfield Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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