1-57, Ovington Street SW3 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Terrace of houses. 3 related planning applications.
1-57, Ovington Street SW3
- WRENN ID
- low-lancet-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1984
- Type
- Terrace of houses
- Address
- 1-57, Ovington Street SW3, SW3 2JA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 275 789
- Coordinates
- 51.4947, -0.16447
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a symmetrical terrace of houses numbered 1 to 57, located on Ovington Street in London, dating from the early to mid-19th century. The building is constructed of yellow brick with stucco dressings. It comprises two storeys and a basement, with each house originally designed to have two windows across the front. The central four houses, and those at each end of the terrace, project slightly forward, featuring paired projecting porches with antae. The remaining houses have pilastered porches. Many of the original doors remain in place. The windows are square-headed with gauged arches above and stucco architraves below. They are sash windows with margin glazing. The building retains stucco cornices, parapets, and openwork balustrades, although some of the balustrades have been damaged. Some houses have had unfortunate attic storeys added. A pediment is present over the central houses, indicated by the blocking course. The terrace has cast iron spear-headed area railings and window guards. It is listed as one of two matching terraces positioned in a spacious layout, with No. 10 Milner Street terminating the view to the south.
Local climate
1-57, Ovington Street SW3 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- 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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