1-20, Princes Square W2 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1965. A Mid-19th century Terrace of houses. 27 related planning applications.
1-20, Princes Square W2
- WRENN ID
- fading-rafter-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1965
- Type
- Terrace of houses
- Address
- 1-20, Princes Square W2, City of Westminster, W2 4NP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 256 808
- Coordinates
- 51.51291, -0.19139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A terrace of twenty houses, numbers 1 to 20, located on the south side of Princes Square in the City of Westminster, was built in the mid-19th century. The houses are constructed of stucco and represent a balanced architectural composition. They are four storeys high, with an attic and basement level. Each house has a two-window frontage. The end houses, numbers 3 and 20, and the central six houses are set forward slightly, and feature rusticated quoins. The ground floor is channelled. The north side of the terrace incorporates Doric projecting porches and a triglyph frieze at ground floor level. A continuous balcony runs across the first floor. Windows are square-headed and architraved, with cornices to the first and second floors. Sashes are used for the windows, with casements on the first floor. A dentil cornice sits above the third floor. The terrace forms an integral part of the planned layout of Princes Square.
Local climate
1-20, Princes Square W2 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 27 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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