23, Montagu Square W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Terraced town house. 4 related planning applications.
23, Montagu Square W1
- WRENN ID
- hushed-footing-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Terraced town house
- Address
- 23, Montagu Square W1, City of Westminster, W1H 2LF
- OS grid reference
- TQ 278 815
- Coordinates
- 51.51847, -0.15907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a terraced town house located on Montagu Square, built around 1810-11, by J.T. Parkinson as part of a larger development for the Portman Estate. The house is constructed of stock brick with a channelled stucco ground floor, and has a concealed slate roof. It stands five storeys high, including a basement, and is three windows wide.
To the left of the facade is a semicircular arched doorway with a panelled door. This doorway is flanked by inset Greek Doric columns supporting an entablature over the doorhead and fanlight. The upper floors contain recessed sash windows, some with glazing bars, each set within a flat, gauged arch. A plat band defines the top of the stuccoed ground floor. The building is finished with a crowning stucco cornice and blocking course. A continuous, cast iron, lattice patterned balcony runs along the first floor. The front garden is enclosed by cast iron area railings with acorn finials.
Local climate
23, Montagu Square W1 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 — 10 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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