How many listed buildings are in East Cambridgeshire? 987 listed buildings
East Cambridgeshire has 987 listed buildings, 48 of them Grade I, and 28 conservation areas. About 17.4% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 48
- Grade II*
- 55
- Grade II
- 884
- Per 1,000 homes
- 26.5
- More listed buildings per home than
- 65% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 28
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 East CambridgeshireIs a home in East Cambridgeshire likely to be in a conservation area?
A bit more likely than in most places: about 17.4% of homes in East Cambridgeshire are in a conservation area, compared with 15.6% across Cambridgeshire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| East CambridgeshireThis area | 17.4% |
| Cambridgeshire | 15.6% |
| 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 East Cambridgeshire. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in East Cambridgeshire?
East Cambridgeshire has 48 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in East Cambridgeshire?
East Cambridgeshire has 28 conservation areas. Ely has the most homes, about 2,287, and was designated in 1975.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Ely | 1975 | 2,287 |
| Soham | 1974 | 959 |
| Burwell - North Street | 1974 | 451 |
| Littleport | 1991 | 328 |
| Haddenham | 1972 | 327 |
| Isleham | 1975 | 237 |
| Stretham | 1973 | 164 |
| Little Downham | 1975 | 148 |
| Swaffham Bulbeck | 1981 | 140 |
| Burwell - High Town | 1974 | 116 |
| Sutton | 1973 | 108 |
| Chippenham | 1975 | 101 |
| Bottisham | 1973 | 94 |
| Fordham | 1975 | 94 |
| Ashley | 2005 | 93 |
| Burrough Green | 1974 | 92 |
| Wilburton | 1974 | 91 |
| Lode | 1973 | 90 |
| Wicken | 1975 | 83 |
| Dullingham | 1975 | 82 |
| Swaffham Prior | 1974 | 78 |
| Cheveley | 1981 | 77 |
| Snailwell | 1991 | 63 |
| Brinkley | 1974 | 61 |
| Reach | 1975 | 45 |
| Witcham | 1974 | 30 |
| Upend | 1974 | 20 |
| Hill Row Haddenham | 2008 | 16 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in East Cambridgeshire?
Yes, East Cambridgeshire has 51 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.
- 'Cherry Hill', castle mound
- All Saints' Church, remains of
- Bowl barrow 160m south west of the National Stud clubhouse
- Bowl barrow 250m ESE of Common Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Block Fen
- Bowl barrow 274m south-east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham Barrow Cemetery
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
- Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Isleham Plantation
- Burwell Castle
- Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm
- Deserted medieval village in Bottisham Park
- Devil's Ditch, Reach to Woodditton
- Earthworks at the Abbey
- Ely Cathedral: claustral buildings
- Five bowl barrows 270m north of Hare Park Stud
- Four bowl barrows at Allington Hill, 420m south west of Allington Hill Farm
- Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery
- Gesyns: moated site 600m south east of Elms Farm
- Hilly Plantation bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 500m south west of Waterhall Farm
- Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm
- Howe Hill bowl barrow
- Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's Church
- Lime kilns on E side of High Street
- Long barrow 410m south east of Partridge Hall Farm
- Long barrow 650m NNW of Lythel's Farm
- Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
- Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
- Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
- Lumber Hill bowl barrow, 720m ENE of Chippenham Stud
- Medieval moated site 160m north east of The Hall
- Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling Tower
- Moated site 215m south of Chancel Farm
- Moated site 90m south of Bendyshe Farm
- Moor Farm bowl barrow
- Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
- Roman settlement
- Roman site near Old Fordey Farm, Barway
- Roman villa S of Snailwell Fen
- Roman villa and Iron Age settlement N of Reach Bridge
- Romano-British settlement 200m west of Allington Hill
- Round barrow 690m SSW of Stocking Drove Farm
- Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
- Settlement site S of Tiled House Farm
- St Mary's Church
- Stretham pumping engine
- Swaffham Bulbeck moated site.
- Sylhall: moated site 520m south of Elms Farm
- The Rookery bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 250m south of Waterhall Farm
- Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 640m north west of Hare Park Stud
Which part of East Cambridgeshire has the most listed buildings?
Ely has the most listed buildings of the 35 areas of East Cambridgeshire, with 199.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 199 | 22.2 | 25.5% |
| Lode | 74 | — | 23.9% |
| Burwell | 59 | 21.4 | 20.6% |
| Soham | 49 | 9.3 | 18.3% |
| Swaffham Prior | 47 | — | 21.8% |
| Kirtling | 42 | — | 12.7% |
| Swaffham Bulbeck | 40 | — | 38.8% |
| Isleham | 34 | 32.6 | 22.7% |
| Cheveley | 33 | 35.9 | 8.4% |
| Dullingham | 32 | — | 26.2% |
| Chippenham | 31 | — | 41.1% |
| Fordham | 29 | 24.6 | 8.0% |
| Wicken | 28 | — | 22.2% |
| Bottisham | 26 | 28.6 | 10.3% |
| Downham | 25 | 23.7 | 14.0% |
| Stetchworth | 20 | — | 0.0% |
| Stretham | 19 | 21.3 | 18.4% |
| Burrough Green | 18 | — | 45.5% |
| Woodditton | 17 | 21.0 | 0.0% |
| Sutton | 17 | 10.2 | 6.5% |
| Haddenham | 16 | 11.0 | 23.6% |
| Brinkley | 15 | — | 39.4% |
| Wilburton | 15 | 28.0 | 17.0% |
| Reach | 14 | — | 32.8% |
| Ashley | 14 | — | 36.8% |
| Snailwell | 10 | — | 74.1% |
| Witcham | 10 | — | 16.8% |
| Mepal | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Littleport | 9 | 2.2 | 8.0% |
| Coveney | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Witchford | 7 | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| Wentworth | 6 | — | 0.0% |
| Thetford | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Kennett | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Westley Waterless | 4 | — | 0.0% |
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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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 01:36 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The East Cambridgeshire dataset covers 2,929 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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