How many listed buildings are in City of Leicester? 395 listed buildings

Is a home in City of Leicester likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 6.9% of homes in City of Leicester are in a conservation area, compared with 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 City of Leicester. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in City of Leicester?

City of Leicester has 14 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in City of Leicester?

City of Leicester has 25 conservation areas. Stoneygate has the most homes, about 2,263, and was designated in 1978.

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

Are there scheduled monuments in City of Leicester?

Yes, City of Leicester has 12 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTER 195
• 'King William's' Bridge See also LEICESTERSHIRE 195
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Moated site at New Parks, Leicester
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys
• The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct

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