Numbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes Street is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Terraced houses. 32 related planning applications.

Numbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes Street

WRENN ID
long-flue-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Terraced houses
Address
Numbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes Street, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 279 793
Coordinates
51.49901, -0.15749
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 20-23 and 23A Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes Street form a terrace of houses with shops on the ground floor, dating to approximately 1830. The buildings are constructed of stucco, with a hidden roof. They extend over four storeys and each house originally had two windows. The ground floor shop fronts have been altered in the 19th and 20th centuries, though Corinthian columns remain visible at Number 21. The first floor features cast iron balconies. The windows are mostly sash windows with retained glazing bars, set within square heads. A cornice runs along the top of the building, above which is a parapet. The return elevation to the left is similar in design.

Local climate

Numbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes Street 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 — 16 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 32 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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