29, Old Compton Street W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1978. Terrace house. 8 related planning applications.

29, Old Compton Street W1

WRENN ID
calm-gable-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1978
Type
Terrace house
Address
29, Old Compton Street W1, City of Westminster, W1D 5JR
OS grid reference
TQ 297 809
Coordinates
51.51299, -0.13144
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a terrace house located in Old Compton Street, dating to 1728, with alterations made in the 19th century. The house is constructed of stock brick with red brick dressings, and has a concealed roof. It is four storeys high and five windows wide. The ground floor features an altered Victorian shop front. The upper floors have recessed sash windows with glazing bars; the central window on the top floor is blind. These windows are set within segmental arches and have red brick dressings. A parapet with coping tops the facade. The rear elevation is of plum-coloured brick.

Internally, the house retains part of the hall-passage panelling, and a plastered opening to the staircase. The staircase is dog-legged, with cut and carved strings on the lower flights and closed strings on the upper flights. Features include turned balusters, column newels, and compartment panelling. Remaining panelling can be found in some first-floor rooms and a closet wing.

Local climate

29, Old Compton Street W1 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 — 4 transactions since 2010
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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