55-59, Egerton Crescent SW3 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A N/A House. 11 related planning applications.
55-59, Egerton Crescent SW3
- WRENN ID
- silver-granite-elm
- 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
- Period
- N/A
- Address
- 55-59, Egerton Crescent SW3, SW3 2ED
- OS grid reference
- TQ 273 790
- Coordinates
- 51.496, -0.16719
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an east wing of a formal terrace of stucco-faced houses consisting of a curved central section and two detached wings. It was likely designed by George Basevi around 1830. The building is two windows wide, with three storeys and a basement, and features projecting porches in the Roman Ionic style. Numbers 26 to 59 Egerton Crescent form a visual group.
Local climate
55-59, Egerton Crescent 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 11 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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