Highbury and Ivy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Highbury and Ivy Cottage

WRENN ID
dreaming-fireplace-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1952
Type
Cottage
Address
Highbury and Ivy Cottage, Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury, ME18 5NY
OS grid reference
TQ 689 536
Coordinates
51.25662, 0.41967
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Highbury and Ivy Cottage is a pair of cottages dating from the 18th century, located on the north side of Tonbridge Road in Wateringbury. The cottages are built of red brick with blue headers, featuring a moulded dentilled eaves cornice and a plain tiled gabled roof. A central stack is situated between the two cottages. They have a plinth and plat-band.

Highbury Cottage, the cottage to the right, has a three-window facade. It has tripartite sash windows in the outer bays, single sashes in the centre, all set within segmental brick arches. A panelled door is located to the right of the facade, positioned within a flat, pilastered doorcase with a moulded entablature. An open, columned two-bay verandah extends to the east.

Ivy Cottage, to the west, has a two-window facade with tripartite sash windows under segmental brick arches. A canted bay window is present to the left. A central half-glazed and panelled door is set within a flat, pilastered doorcase with a moulded entablature.

Local climate

Highbury and Ivy Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 11 transactions since 1995
  • 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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