9, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. House. 1 related planning application.

9, High Street

WRENN ID
turning-brick-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
House
Address
9, High Street, Bidborough, TN3 0UJ
OS grid reference
TQ 564 431
Coordinates
51.16645, 0.23689
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

9 High Street is a small house that was originally two cottages, likely built in the late 18th century or early 19th century, with renovations made in 1988. The building features plastered brick on the ground floor and weatherboarded framing above, topped with a peg-tile roof and a brick chimney. It faces west and is situated below the churchyard. The original layout likely consisted of two two-cell cottages, with the main rooms at the front sharing a central stack, while unheated service rooms were located at the back. The front doors, which were originally on the west elevation to the left and right, have been removed, and the house is now accessed from the left (north) end.

The exterior is two storeys high and has a symmetrical front with two windows. The ground floor features 20th-century twelve-pane sash windows that mimic earlier 19th-century styles, while the right window on the first floor is a similar sash. The left first-floor window is a two-light timber casement with glazing bars, dating from the 19th or 20th century. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to have exposed framing. This house is part of a row of small vernacular houses and has group value with the nearby church. A photograph from 1956 is held in the National Monuments Record.

Local climate

9, High Street receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 1 transaction since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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