Kent Water House is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Kent Water House
- WRENN ID
- south-pilaster-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Kent Water House, Hartfield Road, Cowden, TN8 7DX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 473 406
- Coordinates
- 51.14654, 0.10507
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A timber-framed cottage, dating to the 16th century or earlier, and subsequently restored, now forming a U-shaped layout. The oldest part, located centrally, displays square framing. A left projecting wing features close-set vertical timbering, likely from the 16th century. A right projecting wing represents a modern reproduction. Both wings are gabled. The walls are largely filled with plaster. Modern leaded casement windows have been introduced. The first floor on the South side is tile hung. The interior reveals extensive exposed timber and includes an inglenook. A Tudor chimney stack is situated in the central section, although the roof has undergone alterations. The left section of the roof retains a queen post roof with wind braces.
Local climate
Kent Water House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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