2-5, Harcourt Street W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1986. Terrace. 9 related planning applications.

2-5, Harcourt Street W1

WRENN ID
empty-flue-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1986
Type
Terrace
Address
2-5, Harcourt Street W1, City of Westminster, W1H 4HA
OS grid reference
TQ 274 816
Coordinates
51.51983, -0.16418
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th-century terrace of three houses, numbered 2 to 5, located on the north-east side of Harcourt Street in the City of Westminster. The building is constructed of yellow brick with a concealed roof behind a parapet. It stands three storeys high and each house has two bays. Numbers 2 and 3-5 have altered shop fronts featuring pilasters, swept fascia, and a cornice. Number 3 also contains a six-panel door with an overlight. The windows are recessed sash windows with glazing bars, set within flat, gauged brick arches.

Local climate

2-5, Harcourt 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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  • Sale history — 10 transactions since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 9 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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