The Studio is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. A Victorian House. 2 related planning applications.

The Studio

WRENN ID
distant-solder-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1987
Type
House
Period
Victorian
Address
The Studio, 1 and 3, Hill Road Nw8, City of Westminster, NW8 9QE
OS grid reference
TQ 264 830
Coordinates
51.53221, -0.17879
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Studio is a pair of semi-detached houses dating from the mid-19th century, located on Hill Road in the City of Westminster. The houses are built of yellow brick with stucco detailing, and have a slate hipped roof extending to the eaves. They are three storeys high, with a basement. Each house has two windows wide, plus a shared blind window in the centre of each floor. The outer bay of each house is slightly recessed, with a Doric porch projecting forward to contain the entrance. The original front door remains at No. 3, while No. 1 has a 20th-century replacement. The ground floor is channelled with stucco. The windows have square heads, with gauged brick heads above the upper floor windows. They are tripartite, divided into small panes, except for the ground floor windows of No. 3. Rusticated brick quoins are present. Cast iron window guards are fitted to the ground and first floors, and cast iron railings lead to the steps.

Local climate

The Studio 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • 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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