How many listed buildings are in South Bucks? 721 listed buildings

Is a home in South Bucks likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 7.4% of homes in South Bucks are in a conservation area, compared with 8.0% across Buckinghamshire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

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 South Bucks. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in South Bucks?

South Bucks has 19 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in South Bucks?

South Bucks has 22 conservation areas. Gerrards Cross Centenary has the most homes, about 392, and was designated in 2009.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in South Bucks?

Yes, South Bucks has 11 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Bowl barrow in Stoke Park Playing Field, 400m south of Stoke Park House
• Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'
• Bulstrode Park camp
• East Burnham animal pound
• Hartley Court moated site and enclosure
• Moated site in Bower Wood, 560m south west of Bower Wood Cottages
• Mound with ditch and outer bank 200ft (60m) S of Savay Farm
• Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court
• Slight univallate hillfort at Seven Ways Plain, Burnham Beeches.
• Templars' site at Moat Farm, Hedgerley
• Two concentric ditches showing as crop marks at Thorney

Which part of South Bucks has the most listed buildings?

Beeches Community Board has the most listed buildings of the 2 areas of South Bucks, with 303.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

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