208, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House. 1 related planning application.
208, High Street
- WRENN ID
- western-forge-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- 208, High Street, Odell, MK43 7AR
- OS grid reference
- SP 956 574
- Coordinates
- 52.20713, -0.60106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th or early 18th century house situated on the north side of High Street, Odell. The house has a gable end facing the road and is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with thatched roofing. Originally, the house comprised two rooms with a central back-to-back hearth; a smaller wing was added to the north end, and there is a modern extension to this northern wing. The house has one storey with attics. Modern windows are set under timber lintels.
Local climate
208, High Street 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 — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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