56 and 58, Top End is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
56 and 58, Top End
- WRENN ID
- buried-gallery-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 56 and 58, Top End, Renhold, MK41 0LS
- OS grid reference
- TL 096 527
- Coordinates
- 52.16197, -0.39794
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of cottages dating from the 18th century. They are timber-framed with some areas rendered and colour-washed, while others have a rough cast finish. The roof is thatched and half-hipped. The cottages have a 4-room plan arranged over one storey and with attics. They feature two 2-light casement windows with glazing bars, and two 2-light casement windows with leaded lights, both dating to the 20th century. Two dormers are present, the left one with a lattice casement and the right one with a 20th-century leaded casement. A plank door is situated on the left side, and a 20th-century gabled porch on the right. A red brick ridge stack is centrally located, with a red brick integral gable end stack to the east.
Local climate
56 and 58, Top End 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, fewer than 52% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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