1-3, Kensington Gate W8 is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A Victorian Residential. 3 related planning applications.

1-3, Kensington Gate W8

WRENN ID
salt-obsidian-finch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
Residential
Period
Victorian
Address
1-3, Kensington Gate W8, W8 5NA
OS grid reference
TQ 261 793
Coordinates
51.4993, -0.18333
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A terrace of three houses built in 1847 by C. Bean, forming part of a larger unified scheme at 1-29 Kensington Gate. The houses are stucco-faced and extend over three storeys with basements. Number 1 has a return to Gloucester Road and features a round tower at the junction with a dome. Numbers 2 and 3 are treated as a symmetrical semi-detached pair. All three houses have rusticated ground floors, Ionic porticos, and a modillion cornice. Numbers 2 and 3 have square towers above the main structure. Balustrades are present on the porches and roof, along with cast iron area railings. The condition of the houses is unspoiled.

Local climate

1-3, Kensington Gate W8 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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