170 and 171, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. House. 3 related planning applications.
170 and 171, High Street
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-wall-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- House
- Address
- 170 and 171, High Street, Elstow, MK42 9XP
- OS grid reference
- TL 049 476
- Coordinates
- 52.11759, -0.46879
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two houses, likely originally one building, dating from the 17th century. They are timber-framed with red brick infill on the north elevation, and pebbledash render elsewhere. The roof is covered in clay tiles. The houses have a T-shaped plan, two storeys, and a slight change in roof level, suggesting the south bay was added later. The front elevation features a two-light and two three-light casement windows on the ground floor, and a three-light and two-light casement windows with leaded lights on the first floor. A plank door is situated between the two right-hand bays. A red brick multiple ridge stack is located between the two left-hand bays, and a red brick external stack stands at the south gable end. A single-storey outhouse, clad in weatherboard and tiled, adjoins the south gable end.
Local climate
170 and 171, High Street 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
- 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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