Little Stakes is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1974. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Little Stakes

WRENN ID
over-attic-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1974
Type
Cottage
Address
Little Stakes, Hosey Hill, Westerham, TN16 1TB
OS grid reference
TQ 449 539
Coordinates
51.2664, 0.07665
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Stakes is a restored cottage that dates back to the 16th century or earlier. It has one storey and an attic, featuring four windows. The high-pitched roof is tiled and includes four leaded dormers. The cottage has casement windows set beneath shallow segmental arches and a painted brick front. There are two four-panel doors that are sheltered by bracketed hoods. To the left, there is a two-storey extension with one window and a projecting front part that has a pent roof.

Local climate

Little Stakes receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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