5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street W8 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 1973. House. 5 related planning applications.

5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street W8

WRENN ID
stony-niche-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 October 1973
Type
House
Address
5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street W8, W8 4LD
OS grid reference
TQ 256 797
Coordinates
51.50273, -0.19156
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house, originally dating from the 18th century, located at 5 and 5A Kensington Church Street. It is a three-storey building constructed of stock brick, with red brick window arches, and a flat roof. The windows are cased sashes, with 19th-century glazing to the top floor. The ground floor features an original doorcase with an architrave surround and cornice supported on consoles. Original iron area railings are present, including vase surmounts at intervals and wrought iron overthrows flanking the doorcase. Steps lead up to the entrance. A parapet tops the building, and the roof is covered in old tiles with two gabled dormers.

Local climate

5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street 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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  • Sale history — 9 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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