Crescent of 5 pairs of houses, with a convex front, each pair alternately advanced and recessed slightly. The garden wall to the rear of the property is of brick and flint and is likely contemporary with the building.

Forms the south western end of a terrace of 10 houses all of a mid C19 date of a double depth plan. The front façade is stuccoed and painted cream, this render is scored slightly to give the illusion of large block construction. The ground floor is raised from the street level and the door, which is on the north eastern side of the façade and is set within a recessed porch area, is accessed via a set of four concrete steps. There are low stuccoed walls on the both sides of these stairs leading to a stuccoed gate pier with a moulded cap. A door is located beneath these steps, with a small modern light located next to it, providing separate access to the basement level. There is a single window at the ground floor level, located just off centre and on the on the western side of the door, and the basement level window aligns with it. A stucco entablature is located over the ground floor supported by three pilasters with moulded caps; one on either side of the door, and a third over the south western party wall. The Effingham Crescent street sign is attached to the entablature on the south western end of it. This entablature breaks forward over the door and there is a moulded cornice above, which is continued over the door on the western side (No. 17). There is a further string course located just above this entablature, near the base of the first floor and provides a continuous sill for both the first floor windows. The render is slightly advanced at the basement level and flush with the pilasters. There are two windows at the first floor level both have moulded architraves on their surrounds. The second-floor windows align with those on the first floor, they have small protruding sills but lack the detail on the surrounds. A large moulded stucco eaves cornice is located at the top of the second floor. In front of the building there is a low brick wall and tall stuccoed gate piers with moulded caps separating the front garden area from the street. The side elevation is also rendered and painted, there is a possibly original gutter down pipe located at the far western end. A large aerial is also attached to this side elevation, near the roof level. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, there is a small basement level, ground floor and first floor level extension over the north eastern side of the rear elevation, this is clad in slate. A number of modern waste water and gutter down pipes cross the rear façade and a large satellite dish is attached to it at the second floor level. Overall the building is in a good condition.

There are 6 windows located across the façade and a further flat roofed dormer at the roof level. All are original timber framed sashed painted black divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The ground, first and second floor windows are all divided int 12 panes (three wide by four high) as is the dormer, while the basement level window is 16 panes (four wide by four high). The dormer has a metallic surround. The door which is located on the north eastern side of the façade and set within a recessed porch area, is possibly original and in a good condition. It is in timber painted black with two large vertical panels. There is a rectangular overlight above the transom over the door with a timber frame painted black. The door at the basement level is also possibly original and in timber painted black, with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed. The windows on the rear elevations were not clearly seen but mainly appear to be original timber sashes again divided into multiple panes. All visible windows are in a good condition.

The roof is gabled in welsh slate with ceramic ridge tiles. The gable ends are over both of the party walls and there is a rendered axial stack over the south western party wall. The roof is in a good condition with no bowing or obvious slipped slates.

<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.