1-15, Wilton Crescent SW1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1985. House. 101 related planning applications.
1-15, Wilton Crescent SW1
- WRENN ID
- watchful-dormer-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- 1-15, Wilton Crescent SW1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 280 795
- Coordinates
- 51.49998, -0.1564
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of fifteen houses, numbered 1 to 15, forming the western section of Wilton Crescent in London's City of Westminster. The houses date from the earlier 19th century, but were significantly altered in the early 20th century by the architects Balfour and Turner. They are faced with Portland stone, with brick and stucco to the return side of number 1. The roofs are not visible.
The houses are three storeys high, with attics to numbers 2 to 14. Each house has a facade two windows wide. The entrances are on the left-hand side. Balconies with decorative brackets and wrought iron railings are positioned on the first floor, and applied Doric pilasters are located between the windows, along with a subsidiary cornice above. The second and third floors are linked by paired Ionic pilasters set between the buildings. A heavy modillion cornice runs along the top of the facade. Numbers 2 to 14 have a balustrade finished with urns at numbers 2 and 14. Numbers 1 and 15 have dipped parapets, each topped with a ball finial. The windows and doors have square heads with architraves. The windows are mostly sash windows, retaining their original glazing bars, with French windows on the first floor. The entrance to number 1 is on the return side, featuring a projecting stuccoed porch. The doors are panelled (though of varying styles) and have decorative fanlights above. Area railings have detailing in an Arts and Crafts style. The buildings were designed as part of a larger layout, which includes numbers 16 to 30 on Wilton Crescent.
Local climate
1-15, Wilton Crescent SW1 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 — 16 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 101 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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