How many listed buildings are in Poole? 232 listed buildings
Poole has 232 listed buildings, 8 of them Grade I, and 16 conservation areas. About 5.4% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 8
- Grade II*
- 18
- Grade II
- 206
- Per 1,000 homes
- 3.5
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 80% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 16
Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are counted where their map point falls; one list entry can cover a terrace or group. Per 1,000 homes uses Census 2021 households. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we calculate this
All house prices in PooleIs a home in Poole likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 5.4% of homes in Poole are in a conservation area, compared with 8.8% across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| PooleThis area | 5.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 8.8% |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 2.4% |
In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.
What does it mean if a home is listed?
A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.
This page shows how common listed buildings are in Poole. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Poole?
Poole has 8 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CANFORD SCHOOL | 1954 |
| JOHN OF GAUNT'S KITCHEN, CANFORD SCHOOL | 1954 |
| MERLEY HOUSE | 1954 |
| NINEVEH COURT, ATTACHED CARRIAGE ARCH AND SCREEN WALL, CANFORD SCHOOL | 1954 |
| OLD TOWN HOUSE (SCAPLENS COURT MUSEUM) | 1954 |
| PARISH CHURCH OF CANFORD MAGNA | 1954 |
| SIR PETER THOMPSON HOUSE | 1954 |
| THE WATERFRONT MUSEUM, LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE | 1954 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Poole?
Poole has 16 conservation areas. Town Centre Heritage has the most homes, about 873, and was designated in 2012.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Town Centre Heritage | 2012 | 873 |
| Ashley Cross | 1987 | 749 |
| Heckford Park | 2010 | 637 |
| Branksome Park and Chine Gardens | 1981 | 318 |
| Poole Park | 1995 | 243 |
| The Avenue | 1989 | 168 |
| Chester Road | 2010 | 110 |
| Brunstead Road | 1989 | 87 |
| Canford Cliffs Village | 1989 | 87 |
| Ridgeway and Broadstone Park | 2004 | 84 |
| Canford Magna | 1978 | 50 |
| Tudor and Golf Links Road | 2004 | 43 |
| Ashington | 2002 | 35 |
| Evening Hill | 1992 | 34 |
| Oakley Lane | 1987 | 30 |
| Sandbanks | 2003 | 22 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Poole?
Yes, Poole has 13 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath
- Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House
- Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra
- Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert
- Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 730m south east of Alhambra
- Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House
- Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm
- Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath
- Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm
- Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm
- Town wall W of Thames Street
- Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House
- Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills
What else do people ask about Poole?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Poole.
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:32 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Poole dataset covers 5,263 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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