1 and 2, South Square NW11 is a Grade II* listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1965. House. 1 related planning application.
1 and 2, South Square NW11
- WRENN ID
- vacant-lantern-plover
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1965
- Type
- House
- Address
- 1 and 2, South Square NW11, NW11 7AL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 254 883
- Coordinates
- 51.5797, -0.19045
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 South Square is a building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, dating from the early 20th century. It is two storeys high and constructed with buff bricks, featuring red brick dressings. The building has a recessed center with six window bays and projecting balanced wings, each containing a two-storey canted bay window. The doorcases are adorned with cornices supported by console brackets. Notably, Dame Henrietta Barnett lived at No 1 from 1915 to 1936, as indicated by a plaque.
Local climate
1 and 2, South Square NW11 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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