79 and 81, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1978. Commercial building. 2 related planning applications.
79 and 81, High Street
- WRENN ID
- fallen-gargoyle-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1978
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 79 and 81, High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0LA
- OS grid reference
- TL 191 446
- Coordinates
- 52.08707, -0.26193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of 18th-century buildings occupies a prominent position on the north side of High Street. They are constructed of red brick, notable for some vitrified headers. The roof is covered with old clay tiles. The buildings feature four double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. A modern shop front occupies the left-hand side. The double shop front on the right retains 19th-century pilasters, although the fascia, windows, and doors are modern replacements. The buildings are listed for their group value within the streetscape.
Local climate
79 and 81, 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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 0.3°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 — 5 transactions since 2001
- 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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