Downs Cottages (Nos 1, 2 and 3) and the Old Cafe is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1982. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
Downs Cottages (Nos 1, 2 and 3) and the Old Cafe
- WRENN ID
- tilted-buttress-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1982
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Downs Cottages (Nos 1, 2 and 3) and the Old Cafe, Swanley Village Road, BR8 7NR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 526 695
- Coordinates
- 51.40462, 0.19362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Downs Cottages (Nos 1, 2 and 3) and The Old Cafe represent a building with origins possibly dating back to the 15th or early 16th century, although the current structure largely appears to be from the late 16th to early 17th century. Originally named Nemefield, it was initially a single house, later extended to the rear and divided into three cottages. From after 1860, it served as the village Post Office and stores. The building is timber-framed, with the first floor now pebble-dashed and the ground floor brick-faced. It has four windows, two of which are sliding casement windows, and an external brick chimneystack. The rear elevation features four gables. Nos 1 and 2 Downs Cottages incorporate a blocked inglenook fireplace.
Local climate
Downs Cottages (Nos 1, 2 and 3) and the Old Cafe 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2011
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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