How many listed buildings are in Colchester? 1,555 listed buildings

Is a home in Colchester likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 7.7% of homes in Colchester are in a conservation area, compared with 6.2% across Essex and 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 Colchester. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Colchester?

Colchester has 41 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Colchester?

Colchester has 24 conservation areas. COLCHESTER AREA 1 has the most homes, about 1,767, and was designated in 1974.

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

Are there scheduled monuments in Colchester?

Yes, Colchester has 48 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Balkerne Gate
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Bourne Mill
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Colchester Roman Circus including sections of the Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Great Wigborough henge
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north-west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Roman round building
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Sheepen Dyke and settlement site; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum, including Civil War defences evident as cropmarks and Second World War pillbox
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Town Wall
• Town ditch
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct

Which part of Colchester has the most listed buildings?

Dedham has the most listed buildings of the 35 areas of Colchester, with 105.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

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