2-8, Royal Avenue SW3 is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1970. Terrace of houses. 7 related planning applications.

2-8, Royal Avenue SW3

WRENN ID
waning-string-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1970
Type
Terrace of houses
Address
2-8, Royal Avenue SW3, SW3 4QF
OS grid reference
TQ 276 783
Coordinates
51.48969, -0.16259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a terrace of six houses, numbered 2 to 8, Royal Avenue, Chelsea. They were built in the early to mid-19th century. The houses are four storeys high with a basement. They are constructed of brick with stucco detailing. Each house has a front of two windows. The ground floor is stuccoed. A continuous iron balcony runs along the front of the first floor. The buildings are listed due to their contribution to the group value of Royal Avenue and their association with the Royal Hospital.

Local climate

2-8, Royal Avenue 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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  • Sale history — 8 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 7 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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