Grove Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Grove Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- little-alcove-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire MP: Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Grove Farmhouse, Common Road, Kensworth, LU6 2PH
- OS grid reference
- TL 030 181
- Coordinates
- 51.85262, -0.50533
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Grove Farmhouse is a building from the 17th or 18th century that has been significantly altered in the 19th century. It is two storeys high and constructed of colourwashed brick with an old clay tile roof. The farmhouse features a two-storey gabled porch. On the left side, there are three windows that have raised surrounds, although they are fitted with modern casements. The interior has been modernised, and part of the structure is timber-framed.
Local climate
Grove Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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.
- 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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