5-12, Alexander Square SW3 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Terrace. 30 related planning applications.

5-12, Alexander Square SW3

WRENN ID
sleeping-bonework-jay
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
Terrace
Address
5-12, Alexander Square SW3, SW3 2AY
OS grid reference
TQ 271 789
Coordinates
51.49545, -0.16969
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These terraces, numbered 5 to 12, are located on Alexander Square, SW3, and were constructed between 1827 and 1830, with numbers 5 to 12 specifically dated 1830. The terraces comprise two blocks of brown brick buildings, each rising four storeys above basements. Each house features two windows. The ground floors are finished with rusticated stucco. A decorative blocking course includes acanthus ornament and the date 1830. First-floor balconies are made of wrought iron.

Local climate

5-12, Alexander Square 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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  • Sale history — 17 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 30 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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