33, 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. 2 related planning applications.

33, Kensington Square W8

WRENN ID
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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
33, Kensington Square W8, W8 5HH
OS grid reference
TQ 256 795
Coordinates
51.50058, -0.19103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house located at 33 Kensington Square, likely built in the late 17th century or early 18th century. It has three storeys plus an attic and features three windows. The building is constructed of brown brick with red dressings and was altered in the late 18th century. The ground floor is stuccoed and includes one large window and a round-headed doorway. There is a balcony on the first floor with French windows, and the property has area railings. Inside, there are notable features from the late 18th to early 19th centuries.

Local climate

33, 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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