2, Wilkes Street E1 is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. House. 6 related planning applications.

2, Wilkes Street E1

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
House
Address
2, Wilkes Street E1, E1 6QF
OS grid reference
TQ 337 818
Coordinates
51.51944, -0.07335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 2 Wilkes Street is an early 18th-century building made of painted brick. It has three storeys, a basement, and an attic, featuring five windows, with the center window being blank, all set under segmental arches. The windows have flush framed sashes with glazing bars. The entrance is marked by a wooden doorcase that includes flat fluted Doric pilasters, carved brackets, and a fine hood with a panelled soffit. This building is part of a group that includes the Great Synagogue, Nos 1 to 39 (odd) Wilkes Street, Christchurch, and Nos 2 to 20 (even) Fournier Street, as well as No 84 (The Ten Bells Public House) on Commercial Street and Nos 57 and 59 Brick Lane.

Local climate

2, Wilkes Street E1 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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