Caxton Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1974. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Caxton Cottage
- WRENN ID
- rooted-garret-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1974
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Caxton Cottage, Frog Lane, TN1 1YT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 583 388
- Coordinates
- 51.12699, 0.2617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Caxton Cottage is a building located on Frog Lane, dating back to 1746, although it is likely from the mid-19th century and has undergone alterations. The cottage is L-shaped and has two storeys with a stucco exterior. It features a tiled roof that includes one dormer and half-hipped gable ends. The windows are irregular, with a mix of sash and casement styles. The entrance has a simple four-panelled door. Caxton Cottage, along with Nos 4 and 5, forms a group of buildings of architectural interest.
Local climate
Caxton Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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 — 1 transaction 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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