Barnden is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1980. House. 1 related planning application.
Barnden
- WRENN ID
- old-hearth-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1980
- Type
- House
- Address
- Barnden, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 860 419
- Coordinates
- 51.14639, 0.65883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Barnden is a timber-framed building, likely dating to the 17th century or earlier. It has plaster infilling, which is colourwashed pink, while the first floor of the south front and the east gable end are tile-hung. The building is two storeys high and has a tiled roof. There are four casement windows, and a modern porch has been added.
Local climate
Barnden sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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 — 2 transactions since 1999
- 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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