20, York Street W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Town house. 17 related planning applications.
20, York Street W1
- WRENN ID
- roaming-lime-vetch
- 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
- Town house
- Address
- 20, York Street W1, City of Westminster, W1U 6PU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 278 818
- Coordinates
- 51.52081, -0.1583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 20 York Street is a terraced town house dating from circa 1810-1820, built as part of the Portman Estate development associated with Gloucester Place and Baker Street. The building is constructed of stock brick with a concealed slate roof and extends to four storeys and a basement. It has a three-window front. A semicircular arched doorway is located on the left-hand side, containing a panelled door set within panelled jambs, an architrave head, and a fanlight. This is framed by broad pilasters and an archivolt. The windows are recessed sash windows, each set within a flat, gauged red brick arch. A stucco cornice with modillions sits below a blocking course. A delicately scrolled wrought iron balcony runs across the first floor. Cast iron area railings with urn finials are present at street level. A plaque from the Greater London Council indicates that the building was the residence of George Richmond.
Local climate
20, York 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 17 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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