Jay's Court is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. A Early Modern Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
Jay's Court
- WRENN ID
- first-plaster-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Jay's Court, 12-14, Church Lane, Sharnbrook, MK44 1HR
- OS grid reference
- SP 995 596
- Coordinates
- 52.22578, -0.54461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Jay's Court comprises two late 17th or early 18th century cottages located in Church Lane, Sharnbrook. The buildings are constructed of limestone rubble and have thatched roofs. The eastern cottage has a two-room plan, while the western cottage has a single-room plan. The cottages are two storeys high and feature six irregularly placed casement windows, primarily with timber lintels, and some with leaded lights.
Local climate
Jay's Court 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 97% 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 50% 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 — 2 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- 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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