The Red House is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1973. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Red House
- WRENN ID
- weathered-fireplace-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard MP: Alex Mayer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Red House, the Green, Houghton Regis, LU5 5DY
- OS grid reference
- TL 020 238
- Coordinates
- 51.90426, -0.51821
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Red House is a 17th-century building located on the west side of The Green in Houghton Regis. It is timber-framed with red brick nogging, and the facade has been refaced in red brick. The house has two storeys and attics, topped by an old clay tile roof. It features two gabled dormers and two sash windows with glazing bars, along with a central stained glass window. A modern porch has been added to the entrance.
Local climate
The Red House 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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