The Old Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Post Office
- WRENN ID
- western-minaret-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Post Office, High Street, Knotting and Souldrop, MK44 1EY
- OS grid reference
- SP 985 618
- Coordinates
- 52.24564, -0.558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th century cottage located on the east side of High Street in Knotting and Souledrop. The building is constructed of limestone rubble with a slate roof, and features brick gable end stacks. It is two storeys high with a central entrance. The ground and first floors each have two three-light casement windows with glazing bars. A modern porch has been added.
Local climate
The Old Post Office 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 — 1 transaction since 2022
- 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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