19 and 21, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.

19 and 21, High Street

WRENN ID
unlit-mullion-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1952
Type
House
Address
19 and 21, High Street, Biddenden
OS grid reference
TQ 850 383
Coordinates
51.11497, 0.64219
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a timber-framed building, dating from the 17th century or earlier, with plaster infilling. It comprises numbers 19 and 21 High Street. The roof is half-hipped and tiled. The upper floor has three sash windows with original glazing bars. Casement windows are located on the ground floor. A shed projects from the front of the ground floor of number 19. A ground floor addition constructed of painted brick is attached to the west side of number 21. Historically, this building served as a forge; a circular iron slab with a central iron stake, approximately one foot high, stands outside, used for the repair of cart wheels. A footpath in front of the building and extending approximately 12 yards to the south-east is paved with Bethersden marble.

Local climate

19 and 21, 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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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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