How many listed buildings are in Weymouth and Portland? 805 listed buildings
Weymouth and Portland has 805 listed buildings, 6 of them Grade I, and 34 conservation areas. About 18.6% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 6
- Grade II*
- 33
- Grade II
- 766
- Per 1,000 homes
- 26.5
- More listed buildings per home than
- 65% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 34
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 Weymouth and PortlandIs a home in Weymouth and Portland likely to be in a conservation area?
A bit more likely than in most places: about 18.6% of homes in Weymouth and Portland 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 |
|---|---|
| Weymouth and PortlandThis area | 18.6% |
| 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 Weymouth and Portland. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Weymouth and Portland?
Weymouth and Portland has 6 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | 1953 |
| CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, REFORNE | 1951 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY | 1953 |
| KINGS STATUE | 1953 |
| PORTLAND CASTLE | 1993 |
| RUFUS CASTLE WITH BRIDGE | 1951 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Weymouth and Portland?
Weymouth and Portland has 34 conservation areas. Weymouth Town Centre Conservation Area has the most homes, about 2,159, and was designated in 1974.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Weymouth Town Centre Conservation Area | 1974 | 2,159 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 1 | 1976 | 907 |
| Lodmoor Hill Conservation Area | 1989 | 572 |
| Portland Conservation Area 1 | 1972 | 482 |
| Sutton Poytnz Conservation Area | 1972 | 299 |
| Upwey Conservation Area | 1975 | 270 |
| Broadwey Conservation Area | 1985 | 184 |
| Weston Conservation Area 1 | 1994 | 178 |
| Wyke Regis Conservation Area | 1979 | 156 |
| Belle Vue Road Conservation Area | 1988 | 152 |
| Lansdowne Square Conservation Area | 1992 | 90 |
| Connaught Road Conservation Area | 2001 | 44 |
| The Grove Conservation Area 1 | 1981 | 44 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 5 | 2014 | 44 |
| Radipole Conservation Area | 1979 | 42 |
| Nottington Conservation Area | 1972 | 40 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 9 | 2014 | 31 |
| Portland Conservation Area 6 | 2017 | 29 |
| Weston Conservation Area 4 | 2014 | 29 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 6 | 2014 | 28 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 4 | 2017 | 6 |
| Portland Conservation Area 2 | 2017 | 0 |
| Portland Conservation Area 3 | 2017 | 0 |
| Portland Conservation Area 4 | 2017 | 0 |
| Portland Conservation Area 5 | 2017 | 0 |
| The Grove Conservation Area 2 | 2017 | 0 |
| The Grove Conservation Area 3 | 2017 | 0 |
| The Grove Conservation Area 4 | 1981 | 0 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 2 | 2014 | 0 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 3 | 2017 | 0 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 7 | 2014 | 0 |
| Underhill Conservation Area 8 | 2014 | 0 |
| Weston Conservation Area 2 | 2014 | 0 |
| Weston Conservation Area 3 | 2014 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Weymouth and Portland?
Yes, Weymouth and Portland has 22 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- East Weare rifle range
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Mesolithic sites near Culver Well
- Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
- Portland Bill stone loading quay
- Portland Castle
- Portland open fields
- Preston Roman villa
- RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Rufus Castle
- Sandsfoot Castle
- The Verne Citadel
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
Which part of Weymouth and Portland has the most listed buildings?
Weymouth has the most listed buildings of the 2 areas of Weymouth and Portland, with 610.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weymouth | 610 | 24.8 | 16.3% |
| Portland | 195 | 34.0 | 28.7% |
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 Weymouth and Portland?
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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 Weymouth and Portland dataset covers 2,352 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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