How many listed buildings are in City of Peterborough? 924 listed buildings
City of Peterborough has 924 listed buildings, 65 of them Grade I, and 30 conservation areas. About 4.2% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 65
- Grade II*
- 47
- Grade II
- 812
- Per 1,000 homes
- 10.9
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 59% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 30
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 City of PeterboroughIs a home in City of Peterborough likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 4.2% of homes in City of Peterborough are in a conservation area, compared with 12.9% across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| City of PeterboroughThis area | 4.2% |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 12.9% |
| 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 City of Peterborough. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in City of Peterborough?
City of Peterborough has 65 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade. These are 50 of them, in alphabetical order.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in City of Peterborough?
City of Peterborough has 30 conservation areas. The Park Conservation Area has the most homes, about 759, and was designated in 1988.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| The Park Conservation Area | 1988 | 759 |
| City Centre Conservation Area | 1969 | 264 |
| Maxey Conservation Area | 1979 | 218 |
| Thorney Conservation Area | 1974 | 203 |
| Barnack Conservation Area | 1975 | 202 |
| Castor Conservation Area | 1969 | 173 |
| Longthorpe Conservation Area | 1969 | 150 |
| Ailsworth Conservation Area | 1969 | 148 |
| Werrington Conservation Area | 1969 | 139 |
| Orton Waterville Conservation Area | 1970 | 128 |
| Eye Conservation Area | 2002 | 124 |
| Glinton Conservation Area | 1975 | 102 |
| Helpston Conservation Area | 1975 | 96 |
| Stanground Conservation Area | 2002 | 88 |
| Queens Road Conservation Area | 2002 | 86 |
| Wansford Conservation Area | 1975 | 70 |
| Northborough Conservation Area | 1976 | 69 |
| Ufford Conservation Area | 1975 | 68 |
| GNR Cottages Conservation Area | 2002 | 56 |
| Marholm Conservation Area | 1990 | 51 |
| Bainton Conservation Area | 1976 | 48 |
| Etton Conservation Area | 1990 | 46 |
| Sutton Conservation Area | 1979 | 46 |
| Orton Longueville Conservation Area | 1970 | 44 |
| Southorpe Conservation Area | 1990 | 39 |
| Peakirk Conservation Area | 1979 | 38 |
| Thornhaugh Conservation Area | 1979 | 34 |
| Deeping Gate Conservation Area | 1977 | 26 |
| WANSFORD | 1975 | 22 |
| Pilsgate Conservation Area | 1979 | 18 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in City of Peterborough?
Yes, City of Peterborough has 68 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.
- A Bronze Age post alignment and timber platform at Flag Fen and associated Bronze Age and later field systems and settlement to either side of the Northey Road
- Bowl barrow 130m south west of Gaylands, Milking Nook
- Bowl barrow 225m north east of Prior's Fen Farm
- Bowl barrow 430m north east of Prior's Fen Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Water Newton Mill
- Bowl barrow 490m west of Gores Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m south east of Hill Farm
- Bowl barrow 570m north east of Slipe Farm
- Bowl barrow 620m north east of East Wryde Cottages
- Bowl barrow 730m WSW of Gores Farm
- Bowl barrow 780m east of Bar Pasture Farm
- Bowl barrow 880m south west of Singlecote Cottage
- Bowl barrow immediately north east of Bank Farm
- Bowl barrow immediately south of Long Meadow Farm
- Castor village Roman sites
- Cropmark site of a barrow cemetery and a quadrilateral ditched enclosure, together with pits and a pit alignment, approximately 837m south-east of Sacrewell Farmhouse
- Deeping Gate Bridge Also in PETERBOROUGH
- Duck decoy
- Earthwork enclosure at Peakirk Moor
- Ferry Bridge
- Fletton churchyard cross
- Four bowl barrows 690m and 550m ESE of The Willows
- Gatehouse of manor house
- Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork
- Iron Age and Roman settlement at Bar Pastures
- Lolham Bridges
- Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement
- Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church
- Longthorpe village cross
- Lynch Farm complex
- Market cross
- Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond
- Moated site, Castor Manor Farm
- Mound at Langdyke Bush
- Old Customs House
- Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade
- Ring ditches and other cropmarks S of Lolham Hall
- Roman drove, enclosures and building platform at Chestnut Farm
- Roman field system and drove at Pode Hole Farm
- Roman fort and enclosure at Sutton Cross
- Roman house N of Castor Mills
- Roman site in Normangate Field
- Roman villa N of Oxey Wood
- Roman villa SW of Castor station
- Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea
- Section of the Car Dyke between Whitepost Road and Fen Bridge
- Section of the Car Dyke canal, fishponds and barrows 250m north west of the Old Rectory
- Settlement SE of Orton Waterville
- Settlement W of boathouse, River Nene
- Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville
Which part of City of Peterborough has the most listed buildings?
Castor has the most listed buildings of the 29 areas of City of Peterborough, with 81.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor | 81 | — | 45.2% |
| Barnack | 70 | — | 44.6% |
| Helpston | 60 | — | 19.7% |
| Thorney | 50 | 42.4 | 17.2% |
| Maxey | 48 | — | 72.9% |
| Ufford | 40 | — | 58.6% |
| Orton Waterville | 38 | 8.0 | 2.7% |
| Glinton | 32 | 45.8 | 14.6% |
| Bainton | 31 | — | 37.8% |
| Northborough | 29 | 51.4 | 12.2% |
| Thornhaugh | 28 | — | 42.5% |
| Marholm | 24 | — | 68.9% |
| Ailsworth | 24 | — | 57.4% |
| Orton Longueville | 21 | 4.5 | 0.9% |
| Peakirk | 18 | — | 19.8% |
| Eye | 18 | 8.0 | 5.5% |
| Etton | 17 | — | 80.7% |
| Wittering | 16 | 16.1 | 0.0% |
| St. Martin's Without | 15 | — | 0.0% |
| Wansford | 14 | — | 32.3% |
| Wothorpe | 13 | — | 0.0% |
| Deeping Gate | 12 | — | 12.7% |
| Sutton | 12 | — | 93.9% |
| Upton | 11 | — | 0.0% |
| Southorpe | 10 | — | 81.1% |
| Newborough | 3 | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| Borough Fen | 1 | — | 0.0% |
| Bretton | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0% |
| Hampton Hargate | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.
What else do people ask about City of Peterborough?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in City of Peterborough.
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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 01:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The City of Peterborough dataset covers 7,269 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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