How many listed buildings are in Brentwood? 521 listed buildings
Brentwood has 521 listed buildings, 12 of them Grade I, and 13 conservation areas. About 4.1% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 12
- Grade II*
- 28
- Grade II
- 481
- Per 1,000 homes
- 16.1
- More listed buildings per home than
- 51% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 13
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 BrentwoodIs a home in Brentwood likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 4.1% of homes in Brentwood are in a conservation area, compared with 6.2% across Essex and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| BrentwoodThis area | 4.1% |
| Essex | 6.2% |
| 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 Brentwood. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Brentwood?
Brentwood has 12 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST EDMUND AND ST MARY | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST GILES | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN | 1976 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST PETER | 1958 |
| CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE | 1967 |
| Church of All Saints | 1967 |
| INGATESTONE HALL | 1952 |
| KELVEDON HALL | 1952 |
| THORNDON HALL | 1958 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Brentwood?
Brentwood has 13 conservation areas. Brentwood Town Centre has the most homes, about 452, and was designated in 1981.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Town Centre | 1981 | 452 |
| Ingatestone, High Street | 1969 | 250 |
| Ingatestone, Station Lane | 1981 | 146 |
| Highwood Hospital, Brentwood | 2001 | 118 |
| Thorndon Park | 1993 | 98 |
| Hutton Village | 1986 | 57 |
| Blackmore | 1975 | 54 |
| Fryerning | 1991 | 44 |
| Herongate | 1975 | 37 |
| South Weald | 1973 | 27 |
| Weald Park | 1993 | 16 |
| Great Warley | 1975 | 15 |
| Warley Place | 1993 | 1 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Brentwood?
Yes, Brentwood has 11 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Former parish church and churchyard of St Nicholas
- Moated site 210m south east of Brizes
- Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm
- Moated site at Watton Farm
- Moated site immediately east of Heron Hall
- Moated site in Fortification Wood
- Old Thorndon Hall and gardens
- Roman villa 100m north west of Handley Barns
- Slight univallate hillfort 300m west of Calcott Hall Farm
- The Chapel of St Thomas a Becket
- Thoby Priory
Which part of Brentwood has the most listed buildings?
Ingatestone and Fryerning has the most listed buildings of the 9 areas of Brentwood, with 95.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingatestone and Fryerning | 95 | 43.3 | 20.1% |
| Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green | 60 | 48.9 | 4.4% |
| Navestock | 45 | — | 0.0% |
| Herongate and Ingrave | 39 | 46.3 | 13.2% |
| Mountnessing | 27 | 46.6 | 0.0% |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 24 | 22.8 | 0.0% |
| Doddinghurst | 13 | 12.4 | 0.0% |
| Stondon Massey | 12 | — | 0.0% |
| West Horndon | 6 | 8.5 | 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 Brentwood?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Brentwood.
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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 01:14 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Brentwood dataset covers 3,195 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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