Garage, Stables and Cottage at Odell Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. Stable block. 2 related planning applications.
Garage, Stables and Cottage at Odell Castle
- WRENN ID
- high-pillar-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- Stable block
- Address
- Garage, Stables and Cottage at Odell Castle, High Street, MK43 7BB
- OS grid reference
- SP 966 579
- Coordinates
- 52.2111, -0.58706
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garage, stables, and cottage at Odell Castle is a 17th-century former stable block. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a roof covered with old clay tiles that is hipped at the south end. The building has been converted into a residence with one storey and attics, which includes three ridge stacks. On the west side, there is one modern dormer. The gable end facing the road is coped. The west elevation has several windows, some of which are set under timber lintels, while others are topped with slightly cambered 19th-century heads.
Local climate
Garage, Stables and Cottage at Odell Castle 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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