53, Clerkenwell Close is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1993. Terraced house. 3 related planning applications.

53, Clerkenwell Close

WRENN ID
brooding-jade-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1993
Type
Terraced house
Address
53, Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0EA
OS grid reference
TQ 315 821
Coordinates
51.52335, -0.10544
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 18th-century terraced house with an attached workshop front, located in Clerkenwell Close, Islington. The house is built of brown brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with the roof hidden behind a parapet. It is three storeys high and has a three-window front. The left-hand side features a recessed entrance to the house, with a cornice above and an overlight window. The remainder of the ground floor is occupied by a wooden workshop front, likely dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, and seemingly retaining its original design. The upper-floor windows have cambered arches and contain 8/8 sash windows, some of which are original. The brickwork of the first and second floors has been substantially renewed. The shopfront represents a relatively rare survival of its type in the local area.

Local climate

53, Clerkenwell Close 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 95% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions 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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