The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1980. House. 14 related planning applications.
The Old House
- WRENN ID
- kindled-plinth-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1980
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old House, Petham, CT4 5RT
- OS grid reference
- TR 112 526
- Coordinates
- 51.23348, 1.02531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old House is a timber-framed building, likely dating back to the 16th century or earlier, that has been restored. The ground floor has been rebuilt using red brick. The building is two storeys high and has a hipped tiled roof. It features four casement windows, with small, modern gabled additions above the first-floor windows. A simple doorcase fronts the entrance. The original timber frame retains curved braces and plaster infilling.
Local climate
The Old House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 2001
- Related listed building consents — 14 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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