1-21, Norfolk Square W2 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1975. Terrace. 26 related planning applications.
1-21, Norfolk Square W2
- WRENN ID
- sunken-tower-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1975
- Type
- Terrace
- Address
- 1-21, Norfolk Square W2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 268 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51551, -0.17352
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a terrace of twenty-one houses, numbered 1 to 21, located on the south-east side of Norfolk Square, London. The terrace likely dates to the 1840s. It is constructed of brick, with a stucco finish on the front elevation, and the ground floor is channelled to give the impression of rusticated masonry. The roof is concealed behind a parapet. The houses are arranged over four storeys and a basement, with each house originally consisting of two bays.
The six bays to the south project slightly and incorporate attics, and this arrangement likely reflects an original intention for a symmetrical terrace design that was later interrupted by the development of taller terraces to the north. Channelled pilasters define the projecting bays, and the entrances are framed by pilasters. The windows are largely tripartite sashes, set within keyed, vermiculated surrounds. An iron balcony provides a feature to the first floor. The upper floors have sashes; some with casements, all within architraves, with pediments supported on consoles. The six outer bays have segmental pediments. A sill band runs across the second floor. The third-floor windows are set within eared architraves. A cornice runs along the top of the building, featuring modillion details. The attics have windows and a coping detail to the projecting bays. Iron basement railings flank the steps leading to the entrances.
Local climate
1-21, Norfolk Square W2 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 — 4 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 26 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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