Kinder Cottage and Kinders is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. Farmhouse. 5 related planning applications.

Kinder Cottage and Kinders

WRENN ID
white-remnant-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Kinder Cottage and Kinders, Membury, Axminster, EX13 7AF
OS grid reference
ST 276 029
Coordinates
50.82175, -3.02805
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

Kinder Cottage and Kinders is a former farmhouse that dates back to the 17th century or earlier. It is constructed from plastered stone rubble and cob, topped with an asbestos slate roof that has half hipped ends. The building stands two storeys tall and features a four-window range, along with a modern one-window bay at the north end. There is also a modern wing at the rear and modern two-light casements with glazing bars throughout. A modern gabled porch is located in front of the off-centre chimney stack, which has been rebuilt in brick above the ridge. Inside, the cottage boasts heavy chamfered ceiling beams and a cambered timber fireplace bressummer.

Local climate

Kinder Cottage and Kinders receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 5 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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