2 and 4, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1979. House. 3 related planning applications.
2 and 4, High Street
- WRENN ID
- gentle-porch-khaki
- 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
- 2 and 4, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 851 384
- Coordinates
- 51.11506, 0.64338
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are two early 19th-century buildings on the north side of Biddenden High Street. The ground floor is stuccoed, while the first floor is red brick. The buildings feature six sash windows with intact glazing bars. They have simple doorcases, and there is a shop window in No. 2. The listing recognises the buildings for their group value. A footpath in front is paved with Bethersden marble, extending approximately 12 yards to the southeast.
Local climate
2 and 4, High Street 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 2024
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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