26 and 26a, Market Square is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1966. House. 7 related planning applications.
26 and 26a, Market Square
- WRENN ID
- eternal-spandrel-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1966
- Type
- House
- Address
- 26 and 26a, Market Square, Potton, SG19 2NP
- OS grid reference
- TL 223 491
- Coordinates
- 52.12744, -0.21444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 26 and 26A on Market Square is a house that has been divided into two properties, with the ground floor converted into shops. The building dates from the 17th century or earlier and has undergone some reworking in the 20th century. It features a timber frame with colourwashed roughcast render and a 20th-century tiled roof. The structure is two storeys high and has a cross-wing on the right-hand side. The main block and the right-hand gable have 20th-century shop fronts, with a 20th-century door located between them. The first floor is fitted with 20th-century replacement casements that include glazing bars. A red brick multiple stack is present on the main block.
Local climate
26 and 26a, Market Square 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 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 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 0.3°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 — 1 transaction since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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