5 George Square, Greenock is a Grade C listed building in the Inverclyde local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 May 1971. House. 1 related planning application.

5 George Square, Greenock

WRENN ID
high-pinnacle-snow
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Inverclyde
Constituency
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West MP: Martin McCluskey (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
13 May 1971
Type
House
Address
5 George Square, Greenock, PA15 1QP
OS grid reference
NS 275 765
Coordinates
55.95074, -4.76399
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

5 George Square in Greenock is a late 18th century building that features two stories and a basement. The façade has three windows and is finished with harling. The entrance includes a doorway with an architrave and a fanlight above.

Local climate

5 George Square, Greenock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,620 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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