The White House is a Grade II* listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.

The White House

WRENN ID
young-gable-shade
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1967
Type
House
Address
The White House, 1-3, High Street, Farningham, DA4 0DH
OS grid reference
TQ 545 671
Coordinates
51.38195, 0.2196
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The White House, comprising numbers 1, 2, and 3 Farningham High Street, is believed to date from 1743 and is mentioned in Hasted's History of Kent of 1797. It is a three-storey building rendered with a black and white stucco finish. The roof is covered with slate and features a heavy cornice with modillions and a parapet. The front of the building has three sash windows with original glazing bars on each of the three floors. A doorcase with engaged Doric columns, a pediment, a semi-circular fanlight, and a six-panelled door is set back four steps. The south-east front has six Venetian windows, while the north-west front has three, all featuring ‘Gothic’ glazing. A red brick chimney breast is visible on the north-east wall.

Local climate

The White House 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 6 transactions since 1998
  • 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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