The Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. House. 3 related planning applications.

The Hermitage

WRENN ID
blind-storey-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
House
Address
The Hermitage, East Street, TN9 1HA
OS grid reference
TQ 592 466
Coordinates
51.1971, 0.27838
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Hermitage is a 16th century timber-framed house located on East Street. The ground floor has been rebuilt in red brick with grey headers, while the upper framing has been restored. It features a half-hipped tiled roof. The ground floor has sash windows with intact glazing bars, while the first floor has modern casement windows. The doorway includes an 18th century door with six fielded panels, two of which have been cut away and glazed. A 19th century tiled hood in a pediment shape, supported on brackets, has been added above the doorway. The building has two storeys and four windows.

Local climate

The Hermitage 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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