Walnut Tree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Walnut Tree Cottage

WRENN ID
iron-moulding-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1986
Type
Cottage
Address
Walnut Tree Cottage, Wharfe Lane, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, ME3 7UE
OS grid reference
TQ 739 766
Coordinates
51.46229, 0.50332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Walnut Tree Cottage is a cottage that dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century. It is constructed with a timber frame and rendered exterior, topped by a steeply pitched hipped roof covered in pantiles. There is an off-centre brick chimney stack on the left side. The cottage has two storeys with an irregular arrangement of windows, featuring two casement windows on each floor. The entrance door is located to the right. Inside, the timber frame is visible, showcasing the building's historical construction.

Local climate

Walnut Tree Cottage 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 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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