3, Elm Row is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1950. Terraced house. 2 related planning applications.
3, Elm Row
- WRENN ID
- hollow-ledge-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1950
- Type
- Terraced house
- Address
- 3, Elm Row, NW3 1AA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 264 860
- Coordinates
- 51.55928, -0.17798
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 3, Elm Row, is a terraced house dating from circa 1720, which was significantly refaced in the late 19th century by the building firm CB King Ltd. The house is constructed of red brick with bright red brick dressings. It features a late 19th century patterned tile mansard roof and two sash windows. The property extends over three storeys, with an attic and basement.
The house has a double-fronted facade with five windows. The doorcase is detailed with a moulded hood supported by carved consoles. The doorway is framed by a 19th century reeded surround, an elaborate patterned fanlight, and a half-glazed door. The windows are slightly recessed and have gauged red brick segmental arches and dressings, with exposed window boxing. The central first-floor window is distinguished by a moulded brick architrave incorporating a fleur-de-lys keystone and cornice. Plain brick bands are visible at floor levels. A lead rainwater head and pipe are also present.
The interior was not inspected, but is noted to retain panelling. Historically, the house was the home of Sir Henry Cole, founder of the Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) and a postal reformer, from 1879 to 1880.
Local climate
3, Elm Row sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 2023
- 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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