The Vicarage and Vicarage Flat Above is a Grade II* listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Vicarage. 9 related planning applications.

The Vicarage and Vicarage Flat Above

WRENN ID
broken-crypt-burdock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Type
Vicarage
Period
Medieval
Address
The Vicarage and Vicarage Flat Above, Vicarage Hill, Westerham
OS grid reference
TQ 447 539
Coordinates
51.26658, 0.07381
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Vicarage and Vicarage Flat above is a hall house of Wealden shape, dating from the 15th century or earlier, with significant alterations. The front elevation features two storeys and an attic with four windows. It has a high-pitched roof covered in graduated slates and an end chimney made of some old brick. There are four modern flat dormers and a skylight. The eaves soffit is very deep over the set-back central section. The entire front has been refaced in mathematical tiles during the 18th century and is now painted white. On the first floor, there are four modern casement windows, placed irregularly, while the ground floor has six sash windows, four of which retain their 18th-century glazing bars. A modern gabled porch is located at the center. Inside, the hall has had a first floor inserted, but remnants of the screens passage are visible, including two heavy wood-framed doorways with four-centred wood heads added somewhat later, along with a massive threshold below. Much of the timber is exposed, featuring a great tie beam and a crown post that has lost two braces, as well as old plank floors and several old brick fireplaces. There are also 19th-century extensions to the south. The house has been continuously used as a Vicarage since at least the 15th century and is notable as the birthplace of General Wolfe.

Local climate

The Vicarage and Vicarage Flat Above 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 9 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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