126, Chancery Lane WC2 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Office building. 1 related planning application.

126, Chancery Lane WC2

WRENN ID
stony-bracket-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Office building
Address
126, Chancery Lane WC2, City of Westminster, WC2A 1PU
OS grid reference
TQ 311 811
Coordinates
51.51407, -0.11133
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

126 Chancery Lane is a late 19th-century building with a stone front. It is four storeys high with a five-window facade. The ground storey features an arcade, and the first floor has pilasters. The building is distinguished by an enriched and pierced parapet. The group value context recognises its contribution to the character of the area.

Local climate

126, Chancery Lane WC2 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 5 transactions since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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