27, Dorset Street W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. House. 12 related planning applications.
27, Dorset Street W1
- WRENN ID
- muted-crypt-laurel
- 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
- Address
- 27, Dorset Street W1, City of Westminster, W1U 8AR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 279 816
- Coordinates
- 51.51903, -0.158
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 27, Dorset Street is a terraced house dating from circa 1800 to 1820, built as part of the Gloucester Place development. The exterior is painted brick above a channelled stucco ground floor, with a concealed slate roof. The house has four storeys and a basement, and is two windows wide. A semicircular arched doorway is situated to the right, framed by an architrave, with a panelled door and fanlight above. The windows are recessed sash windows, set within architrave surrounds. A stringcourse defines the end of the ground floor stucco. A stucco cornice and blocking course adorn the top of the facade. The property has cast iron area railings with spearhead finials. It is included on the heritage register for its group value.
Local climate
27, Dorset Street 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 — 1 transaction since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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