How many listed buildings are in East Dorset? 697 listed buildings
East Dorset has 697 listed buildings, 17 of them Grade I, and 19 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
- 17
- Grade II*
- 41
- Grade II
- 639
- Per 1,000 homes
- 17.4
- More listed buildings per home than
- 53% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 19
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 DorsetIs a home in East Dorset likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 4.2% of homes in East Dorset are in a conservation area, compared with 18.5% across Dorset and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| East DorsetThis area | 4.2% |
| Dorset | 18.5% |
| 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 Dorset. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in East Dorset?
East Dorset has 17 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST ANDREW | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST GILES | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST BARTHOLOMEW | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST WOLFRIDA | 1955 |
| CRANBORNE MANOR HOUSE | 1955 |
| CRICHEL HOUSE | 1955 |
| DEAN'S COURT | 1952 |
| JULIAN'S BRIDGE | 1952 |
| KINGSTON LACY HOUSE | 1955 |
| PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW | 1955 |
| ST GILES HOUSE | 1955 |
| THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST CUTHBURGA | 1952 |
| WHITE MILL BRIDGE | 1955 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in East Dorset?
East Dorset has 19 conservation areas. Wimborne Minster Conservation Area has the most homes, about 680, and was designated in 1992.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Wimborne Minster Conservation Area | 1992 | 680 |
| St Johns Rowlands Hill Conservation Area | 1981 | 143 |
| Cranborne Conservation Area | 1970 | 122 |
| Witchampton Conservation Area | 1970 | 81 |
| Wimborne St Giles Conservation Area | 1975 | 80 |
| Pamphill Conservation Area | 1987 | 76 |
| Gussage All Saints Conservation Area | 1994 | 70 |
| Sturminster Marshall Conservation Area | 1987 | 63 |
| Horton Conservation Area | 1990 | 58 |
| Shapwick Conservation Area | 1978 | 56 |
| Burts Hill / Merrifield Colehill | 2006 | 54 |
| Edmondsham Conservation Area | 1991 | 43 |
| Hinton Martell Conservation Area | 1978 | 41 |
| Brogg Street / Sleight Lane Conservation Area | 2007 | 39 |
| Pentridge Conservation Area | 1990 | 28 |
| Hampreston Conservatoin Area | 1989 | 19 |
| Mapperton Conservation Area | 1992 | 9 |
| Almer Conservation Area | 1992 | 4 |
| West Parley Conservation Area | 1991 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in East Dorset?
Yes, East Dorset has 128 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.
- A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings
- A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
- A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field
- Badbury Rings
- Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
- Barrow W of village
- Barrow near Burtts Harley
- Barrow on Parsonage Hill
- Barrow on Pentridge Down
- Barrows N of St Giles Park
- Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
- Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
- Barrows in and near St Giles Park
- Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
- Barrows near Dorset Cursus
- Barrows on Wyke Down
- Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm
- Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland
- Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down
- Boundary banks on Rye Hill and in Maldry Wood
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
- Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Veiny Cheese Pond
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m west of Ferndown Upper School
- Bowl barrow 25m north west of Stapehill Village Hall
- Bowl barrow 270m south east of Holy Cross Abbey
- Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Holy Cross Abbey
- Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond
- Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm
- Bowl barrow 620m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Palmers Ford Farm
- Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
- Bowl barrow cemetery and a cross dyke on Horton Common 800m south of Bridge Farm
- Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
- Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
- Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge
- Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm
- Bowl barrow on Pistle Down, 800m north east of Burrows Farm
- Bowl barrow on Poor Common 370m north east of Holmwood
- Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm
- Bowl barrow on Summerlug Hill 250m south of Mannington Farm
- Bowl barrow on the eastern part of Ashley Heath, 660m north west of Ashley Lodge
- Bradford Barrow
- Bull Barrow on Holt Heath
- Camp at Nine Yews
- Camp in Mistlebury Wood
Which part of East Dorset has the most listed buildings?
Wimborne Minster has the most listed buildings of the 25 areas of East Dorset, with 169.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimborne Minster | 169 | 39.4 | 19.2% |
| Pamphill | 105 | — | 25.7% |
| Witchampton | 46 | — | 45.3% |
| Holt | 39 | 72.5 | 0.0% |
| Cranborne | 37 | — | 41.1% |
| Shapwick | 36 | — | 62.9% |
| Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge | 32 | 49.4 | 4.3% |
| Sturminster Marshall | 29 | 38.7 | 10.1% |
| Ferndown Town | 25 | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| Wimborne St. Giles | 22 | — | 55.2% |
| Crichel | 18 | — | 0.0% |
| Woodlands | 18 | — | 0.0% |
| Edmondsham | 15 | — | 53.8% |
| Horton | 14 | — | 29.7% |
| Hinton | 14 | — | 26.6% |
| Colehill | 14 | 4.4 | 1.7% |
| Corfe Mullen | 12 | 2.8 | 0.9% |
| Verwood | 12 | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| Gussage All Saints | 10 | — | 70.0% |
| Alderholt | 8 | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| Gussage St. Michael | 7 | — | 0.0% |
| Chalbury | 7 | — | 0.0% |
| West Parley | 5 | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| St. Leonards and St. Ives | 4 | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| West Moors | 1 | 0.3 | 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 East Dorset?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in East Dorset.
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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 01:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The East Dorset dataset covers 3,908 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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