Shirkoak is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1979. House. 1 related planning application.

Shirkoak

WRENN ID
riven-flagstone-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1979
Type
House
Address
Shirkoak, Woodchurch, TN26 3PZ
OS grid reference
TQ 943 360
Coordinates
51.09127, 0.77378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shirkoak is an early 19th-century building of two storeys. The ground floor is constructed of red brick, while the first floor is tile hung. The roof is tiled and hipped. The building has two sash windows. A gabled weather porch is present.

Local climate

Shirkoak 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 greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 — 1 transaction since 2019
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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