Nunswood is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A C18 House. 2 related planning applications.
Nunswood
- WRENN ID
- fossil-keystone-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- House
- Address
- Nunswood, 85 and 87, High Sreet, Harrold, MK43 7BJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 948 568
- Coordinates
- 52.20178, -0.61405
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The property at Nunswood comprises two houses, located on the south side of Harrold High Street. Dating to 1726, as indicated by a date plaque on the west gable, the building is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with a Welsh slate roof. It has an L-shaped layout. The north elevation features four first-floor windows with leaded casements and high-level transoms. The ground floor has two similar windows flanking a door with a rectangular fanlight set within panelled reveals. The door surround is ribbed and features cut bracketed doorhood.
Local climate
Nunswood sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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 — 5 transactions since 1995
- 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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