46 and 48, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
46 and 48, High Street
- WRENN ID
- shifting-wicket-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 46 and 48, High Street, Roxton, MK44 3EB
- OS grid reference
- TL 152 544
- Coordinates
- 52.17614, -0.31633
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pair of cottages at 46 and 48 High Street date to the 18th century. They are built with a timber frame and have a rough cast finish. The roof is thatched and hipped, with a double ridge stack constructed of gault brick. The cottages have a four-room plan and are one storey in height, with attics. The ground floor has five horizontal sash windows, with all but one being two-light. There are three dormers, containing two-light and three-light casement windows. A one-plank door is located on the right-hand side, and another on the south elevation. A red brick stack is located to the south of the rear elevation.
Local climate
46 and 48, 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 98% 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 53% 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 0.4°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 — 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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