41 and 41a, Kensington Square W8 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. House. 5 related planning applications.
41 and 41a, Kensington Square W8
- WRENN ID
- endless-hinge-gorse
- 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
- House
- Address
- 41 and 41a, Kensington Square W8, W8 5HP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 257 795
- Coordinates
- 51.50101, -0.19026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-18th century house with alterations from the early 19th century, located on the north side of Kensington Square. It is a three-window, four-storey building. The roof is a slate mansard with dormers. The house is constructed of brown brick with red brick window arches. A stucco band runs along the first floor. The ground floor has round-headed openings, including a fluted door surround. Notable features include segmental window guards on the first floor and an circa 1800 gate with a lampholder.
Local climate
41 and 41a, Kensington Square 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2013
- 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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