17-21, Gayfere Street SW1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Terrace of artisans' houses. 2 related planning applications.

17-21, Gayfere Street SW1

WRENN ID
turning-paling-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 February 1984
Type
Terrace of artisans' houses
Address
17-21, Gayfere Street SW1, City of Westminster, SW1P 3HP
OS grid reference
TQ 300 791
Coordinates
51.49657, -0.12759
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 17 to 21 Gayfere Street is a terrace of "4th rate" artisans' houses built around 1800. The houses are constructed of stock brick and sit on a stucco plinth, with concealed roofs. They are two storeys high, with each front featuring two windows. The doorways are located to the left; they have semicircular arches, except for No. 21, which has a flat arch. The doors are panelled, and the fanlights are patterned, except for the one at No. 18. No. 17 has an inset bootscraper. The windows are recessed glazing bar sashes set under flat gauged arches, with stuccoed reveals. The terrace is topped with a tall parapet that has coping.

Local climate

17-21, Gayfere Street SW1 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 — 2 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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