215 and 216, Piccadilly W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1972. Office, shop. 15 related planning applications.
215 and 216, Piccadilly W1
- WRENN ID
- nether-gateway-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1972
- Type
- Office, shop
- Address
- 215 and 216, Piccadilly W1, City of Westminster, W1J 9HL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 295 805
- Coordinates
- 51.50944, -0.13508
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 215 and 216 Piccadilly are offices and shops built around 1905-1910. The building is constructed from Portland stone and features a slate roof with eclectic Baroque details. It stands five storeys tall, plus an attic storey, and is three windows wide. The ground floor has mid-20th century shop fronts. The first floor features large metal casement windows that are deeply recessed, while the second floor has windows with architraves, scrolled keystones, and stone balconettes with iron balustrades. The third floor also has architraved windows with plain keystones, and the fourth floor has two-light architraved windows with balconettes. Above, a continuous stone bracketed balcony replaces the main cornice, leading to the stone-faced attic storey, which has a cornice and blocking course. The building is included for its group interest only.
Local climate
215 and 216, Piccadilly 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 15 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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