How many listed buildings are in Tendring? 968 listed buildings
Tendring has 968 listed buildings, 19 of them Grade I, and 20 conservation areas. About 9.2% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 19
- Grade II*
- 45
- Grade II
- 904
- Per 1,000 homes
- 14.3
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 53% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 20
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 TendringIs a home in Tendring likely to be in a conservation area?
A bit more likely than in most places: about 9.2% of homes in Tendring 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 |
|---|---|
| TendringThis area | 9.2% |
| 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 Tendring. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Tendring?
Tendring has 19 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Tendring?
Tendring has 20 conservation areas. Frinton and Walton has the most homes, about 1,229, and was designated in 1982.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Frinton and Walton | 1982 | 1,229 |
| Manningtree and Mistley | 1969 | 1,203 |
| Brightlingsea | 1975 | 1,067 |
| Clacton Seafront | 2001 | 793 |
| Harwich | 1969 | 466 |
| St Osyth | 1969 | 294 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 1969 | 239 |
| Lower Dovercourt | 1986 | 218 |
| Great Bentley | 1969 | 187 |
| Great Oakley | 1973 | 92 |
| Ardleigh | 1981 | 83 |
| Lawford | 1980 | 72 |
| Great Clacton | 1983 | 68 |
| Kirby-le-Soken | 1981 | 55 |
| Ramsey | 1981 | 50 |
| Tendring | 1981 | 39 |
| Great Holland | 1981 | 37 |
| Bradfield | 1981 | 20 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken Station and Maltings | 1990 | 9 |
| Brightlingsea Hall and All Saints Church | 1993 | 5 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Tendring?
Yes, Tendring has 28 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill
- Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification
- Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kiln
- Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
- Harwich High Lighthouse
- Harwich Low Lighthouse
- Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall
- Henge, round barrow cemeteries and enclosure cropmarks 510m south-west of St Mary's Church
- Lion Point decoy 810m south east of Cockett Wick Farm
- Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point
- Martello tower C, St Osyth Beach, Clacton-on-Sea
- Martello tower D, 450m SSW of the Club House, Clacton Golf Course
- Martello tower E, 300m south west of junction of Marine Parade West and Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea
- Martello tower F, Marine Parade West, Clacton-on-Sea
- Martello tower K and associated battery south west of Walton Mere
- Mistley Towers
- Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House
- Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansion
- Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
- Remains of the medieval parish church and cemetery, 70m north east of the junction of Hall Close and Frinton Road
- Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
- Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
- Site of Old St Mary's Church
- The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway
- The Harwich Redoubt
- The Harwich Treadwheel Crane
- World War II bombing decoy HA2 Kirby-le-Soken
- World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
Which part of Tendring has the most listed buildings?
Harwich has the most listed buildings of the 26 areas of Tendring, with 193.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich | 193 | 22.9 | 8.1% |
| Manningtree | 81 | 155.8 | 91.0% |
| St. Osyth | 77 | 32.2 | 12.3% |
| Ardleigh | 70 | 65.0 | 7.7% |
| Mistley | 58 | 43.0 | 50.6% |
| Frinton and Walton | 55 | 5.8 | 13.8% |
| Brightlingsea | 43 | 10.7 | 26.8% |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 35 | 36.5 | 25.9% |
| Great Bentley | 29 | 28.3 | 18.3% |
| Great Oakley | 24 | — | 20.7% |
| Alresford | 23 | 22.0 | 0.0% |
| Lawford | 22 | 10.5 | 5.7% |
| Elmstead | 20 | 24.0 | 0.0% |
| Wix | 19 | — | 0.0% |
| Beaumont-cum-Moze | 18 | — | 0.0% |
| Bradfield | 18 | 35.6 | 4.0% |
| Frating | 16 | — | 0.0% |
| Little Clacton | 15 | 10.7 | 0.0% |
| Great Bromley | 14 | — | 0.0% |
| Weeley | 14 | 14.5 | 0.0% |
| Little Bentley | 13 | — | 0.0% |
| Little Bromley | 13 | — | 0.0% |
| Ramsey and Parkeston | 13 | 12.8 | 4.9% |
| Thorrington | 12 | 21.8 | 0.0% |
| Little Oakley | 9 | — | 0.0% |
| Wrabness | 8 | — | 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 Tendring?
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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 Tendring dataset covers 5,842 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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