Brissenden is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.

Brissenden

WRENN ID
shadowed-fireplace-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 1967
Type
House
Address
Brissenden, High Halden Road, Bethersden, TN26 3BE
OS grid reference
TQ 941 393
Coordinates
51.12069, 0.77346
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Brissenden is an 18th-century building located on High Halden Road in Bethersden. It is constructed of red brick and has two storeys. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles, featuring an eaves cornice. The façade includes five sash windows that retain their original glazing bars. The entrance is highlighted by a doorcase with pilasters, a pediment, and a door that has six moulded panels.

Local climate

Brissenden 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 50 transactions since 1995
  • 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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