25, Kensington Gore SW7 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Mansion. 1 related planning application.

25, Kensington Gore SW7

WRENN ID
dim-spandrel-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Mansion
Address
25, Kensington Gore SW7, City of Westminster, SW7 5JE
OS grid reference
TQ 264 796
Coordinates
51.50124, -0.17988
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-19th century mansion located on Kensington Gore. The building is constructed of stucco with a slate roof and extends over three storeys, an attic, and a basement. It has an eight-window facade, incorporating a three-storey canted bay on the left and a polygonal corner turret on the right which returns onto Queen's Gate. The entrance is within the fourth bay from the left, set within a slightly projecting porch featuring Ionic coupled columns. A balcony is present on the first floor. Windows are square-headed with architraves. The building has a rich cornice, with pediments over the dormers and chimney stacks. Cast iron area railings are present. The building returns along Queen's Gate. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

25, Kensington Gore SW7 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 — 32 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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