8, HALKIN STREET SW1 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. A C19 Dwelling. 4 related planning applications.

8, HALKIN STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
sheer-pilaster-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Dwelling
Address
8, HALKIN STREET SW1 (See details for further address information), City of Westminster, SW1X 8LH
OS grid reference
TQ 283 795
Coordinates
51.50036, -0.15271
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 8 Halkin Street is a dwelling from the early 19th century, constructed of stucco with a slate roof that features a parapet. The building is one storey high and has four bays. The second bay from the left is distinguished by a wide pedimented portico, and it has a late 20th-century door. The windows are square-headed and have architraves, with sash designs that include glazing bars. To the left, there is a taller one-storey wing that has three bays and is also pedimented, featuring three sashes on the ground floor. The property is complemented by cast iron area railings and forms part of the return elevation to No. 48 Belgrave Square.

Local climate

8, HALKIN STREET SW1 (See details for further address information) 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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