Kingsgate Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. Castle. 22 related planning applications.

Kingsgate Castle

WRENN ID
dim-buttress-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Castle
Address
Kingsgate Castle, Kingsgate Bay Road, Broadstairs and St. Peters, CT10 3PH
OS grid reference
TR 396 705
Coordinates
51.38323, 1.44335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kingsgate Castle, built around 1760, began as a copy of a Welsh Edwardian castle commissioned by Lord Holland to serve as stables. Only the large round tower of the original structure survives, with the rest falling into disrepair. In the late 19th century, Lord Avebury undertook a rebuilding of the castle. The building is quadrangular, constructed with flint facing, stone long and short quoins, and window dressings. It features a crenellated parapet, and its windows are mullioned with three lights.

Local climate

Kingsgate Castle 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 — 33 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 22 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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