5-21, Whittlesey Street SE1 is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1976. Cottage. 12 related planning applications.

5-21, Whittlesey Street SE1

WRENN ID
rusted-sentry-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1976
Type
Cottage
Address
5-21, Whittlesey Street SE1, SE1 8SZ
OS grid reference
TQ 312 801
Coordinates
51.50487, -0.11019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a row of twelve cottages dating from the early to mid-19th century, located at numbers 5 to 21 Whittlesey Street. The cottages are two storeys in height and each has three windows. They are constructed of stock brick with a tall parapet of stone, featuring three plain panels above the windows. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, set within arches formed of flat, gauged brick. Each cottage has a six-panel door, topped with a cornice and a plain fanlight, all set under a round, gauged brick arch.

Local climate

5-21, Whittlesey Street SE1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 15 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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