48, Church Road is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.

48, Church Road

WRENN ID
hallowed-dormer-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
House
Address
48, Church Road, Wootton, MK43 9HF
OS grid reference
TL 003 451
Coordinates
52.09548, -0.5365
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is an 18th-century timber-framed house with brick infill, located on the north side of Wootton Church Road. The exterior is colourwashed, and the roof is covered with old clay tiles. The house is arranged in an L-shape, with a hipped roof on a rear wing. It has one storey and attic space, with two gabled dormers visible. Two windows with three lights each are present. A 20th-century gabled porch with trellis sides has been added.

Local climate

48, Church Road 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 95% 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 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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