Olstede is a Grade II* listed building in the Swale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1952. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.
Olstede
- WRENN ID
- moated-threshold-sparrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Swale
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP: Kevin McKenna (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1952
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Olstede, Chestnut Street, Borden, ME9 8DA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 875 638
- Coordinates
- 51.34288, 0.6916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house, now divided into two separate dwellings, dating from the 15th century with significant alterations and additions in the 17th century, specifically 1613. The building is timber-framed and exposed, with plaster infill and plain tiled roofs.
The right-hand section of the house is from the 15th century, exhibiting large, panelled framing with arched bracing across three framed bays. It is two storeys high and has a hipped roof with a catslide extending to the right. The windows are largely 20th-century wood mullioned replacements, and the left side features a board door.
The left-hand section is a 17th-century cross-wing with close-studded construction and jetties. It is two storeys high, with a garret above. Oriel windows are positioned on the ground floor, first floor, and in the garret, each supported by carved brackets. A stack is located at the rear. The underside of the jettied gable displays the inscription "BTA 1613".
Inside, a staircase dating around 1613 features a winder and a landing with carved newel posts. Two stone chimney pieces are also from around 1613: the downstairs fireplace has three carved panels surrounded by strapwork and damasque work, supported by pilasters and featuring a cornice. The upstairs chimney piece has two panels with semi-circular fans above, with birdballusters and a cornice.
Local climate
Olstede sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 2 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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