Bonchester is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1973. House. 2 related planning applications.
Bonchester
- WRENN ID
- watchful-doorway-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromley
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst MP: Clive Efford (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- Bonchester, 1-5, Camden Park Road, BR7 5HS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 433 700
- Coordinates
- 51.41107, 0.05998
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bonchester, built in 1898 and designed by architect Ernest Newton, is a two-storey building with attics, shaped in an L configuration. The ground floor is constructed of brick, while the first floor features tile-hanging. It has a tiled roof with one curved gable and a large brick chimneystack. The front elevation includes a tile-hung gable and four casement windows, some of which are mullioned and transomed. The ground floor consists of two bays, one of which has a hood above it. The recessed doorcase is adorned with a curved open pedimented cornice supported by stylized console brackets.
Local climate
Bonchester sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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 — 9 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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