55-59, King's Road SW3 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1969. House. 12 related planning applications.
55-59, King's Road SW3
- WRENN ID
- ghost-sill-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1969
- Type
- House
- Address
- 55-59, King's Road SW3, SW3 4ND
- OS grid reference
- TQ 276 783
- Coordinates
- 51.48969, -0.16292
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 55 to 59 on King's Road are three houses that are part of the Wellington Square development, built in the early to mid-19th century. They are constructed of stucco and stand three storeys tall, with each house being one window wide. The design features a symmetrical layout, with the center house slightly advanced and topped with a pediment, although the pediment has been damaged. The ground floor has been altered to accommodate 20th-century shops.
Local climate
55-59, King's Road 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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