The White House is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1954. House. 2 related planning applications.
The White House
- WRENN ID
- blind-casement-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- The White House, the Green, Brenchley and Matfield, TN12 7JX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 657 417
- Coordinates
- 51.15093, 0.36902
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house, likely dating from the early 18th century. Originally two cottages, it now presents as an L-shaped building situated on The Green in Matfield. The exterior is characterised by weatherboarding, a peg-tile roof, and a brick stack.
The north front, facing Matfield Green, and the east elevation are symmetrical, each featuring moulded eaves cornices. The north front has a half-glazed door dating from the 19th century, sheltered by a flat porch hood. There are three sash windows on the first floor and two on the ground floor, each with 16 panes. The roof is a Mansard design, incorporating two flat-roofed dormers with small-pane casements. A lower block adjoins the west end, mirroring the appearance with a matching 16-pane sash window. The east elevation features similar fenestration, with two first-floor windows and a disused central panelled door beneath a flat porch hood; an axial stack is located to the right of the door.
The interior was inaccessible at the time of survey.
A brick garden wall, situated to the east of the house, is also included in the listing.
Local climate
The White House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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 — 4 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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