3-12, SUMNER PLACE SW7 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Terrace of houses. 7 related planning applications.

3-12, SUMNER PLACE SW7 (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
rooted-stone-candle
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 of houses
Address
3-12, SUMNER PLACE SW7 (See details for further address information), 53, 55 and 57, Old Brompton Road Sw7, SW7 3JS
OS grid reference
TQ 267 786
Coordinates
51.49301, -0.17609
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 3 to 12 Sumner Place is a terrace of houses built in the mid-19th century, designed in a restrained classical style. The buildings are constructed of stucco and rise three storeys with a basement. The ground floor features horizontal grooving, and each house has an Ionic porch. A continuous cast iron balcony, shaped like a crinoline, extends over the porticos. The first-floor windows are adorned with bracketed cornices and occasional pediments, while the top-floor windows have cambered heads. Houses 6, 7, and 12 project slightly forward and feature tripartite windows. House 12 also includes the addresses 53, 55, and 57 Old Brompton Road.

Local climate

3-12, SUMNER PLACE SW7 (See details for further address information) 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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