16, Cavendish Square W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Terrace house. 26 related planning applications.
16, Cavendish Square W1
- WRENN ID
- leaning-hearth-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1970
- Type
- Terrace house
- Address
- 16, Cavendish Square W1, City of Westminster, W1G 9DD
- OS grid reference
- TQ 287 814
- Coordinates
- 51.51703, -0.1458
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a terrace house located on the corner of Cavendish Square, built in the mid-1720s by Edward Shepherd. It was part of the development of the north side of the square undertaken after 1723 for the Duke of Chandos. Originally, this corner house was balanced by a twin building on the corner of Chandos Street, but that building was demolished in the late 19th century.
The house is constructed of brown brick with a slate roof. It has a basement, four storeys, and an attic. There are five windows facing onto Cavendish Square. The ground floor has a rusticated stone facing, dating from an early 19th century alteration, with arched windows. Original features include stone rusticated quoins, a bracketed stone cornice above the second floor, and a plat band and sill band to the first floor. The windows are revealed sash windows with flat gauged arches. Early 19th century balustraded panels were added below the sills on the first floor. The main entrance has been reset into the Harley Street return and is a semi-circular arched Venetian composition with pilasters and side lights. A mansard roof with dormers has been added as a later alteration.
Local climate
16, Cavendish Square 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 26 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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