165-169, Porchester Terrace North W2 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Terraced houses. 6 related planning applications.
165-169, Porchester Terrace North W2
- WRENN ID
- little-spindle-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Terraced houses
- Address
- 165-169, Porchester Terrace North W2, City of Westminster, W2 6BJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 259 814
- Coordinates
- 51.51761, -0.18609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of four terraced houses, numbers 165 to 169 Porchester Terrace North, dates to around 1860. The houses are constructed of stucco, with the roof hidden from view. They are four storeys high and have a basement. Each house has two windows across its front. The ground floor features channelled detailing. Projecting Doric porches with solid sides and round-headed windows are present. A continuous bombé balcony runs along the first floor. The windows have square heads, and the architraves above the ground floor are detailed with an egg and dart pattern. They are sash windows with plate glass. A decorative band sits above the second floor, and a cornice is situated above the third floor. Cast iron area railings are also present.
Local climate
165-169, Porchester Terrace North 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 — 12 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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