How many listed buildings are in Greater Manchester? 3,938 listed buildings

Is a home in Greater Manchester likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 4.6% of homes in Greater Manchester are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Excludes 8.4% of homes in Tameside, which has not published conservation area boundaries.

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 Greater Manchester. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester?

Greater Manchester has 49 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Greater Manchester?

Greater Manchester has 244 conservation areas. Castlefield has the most homes, about 2,776, and was designated in 1979.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area. Showing the 50 with the most homes.

Are there scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester?

Yes, Greater Manchester has 44 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn
• Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn
• Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
• Brown Low bowl barrow
• Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm
• Canal tunnel entrances and wharf
• Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm
• Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway
• Clayton Hall moated site
• Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish
• Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish
• Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall
• Ellenroad Ring Mill
• Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall
• Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House
• Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church
• Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building
• March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal
• Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, Standish
• Marple aqueduct
• Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church
• Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan
• Moated site north-west of Broadoak Farm
• Morley's Hall moated site
• New Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley Hospital
• Oldknow's Limekilns, including Canal Wagonway, Marple
• Peel Hall moated site
• Peel Moat
• Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge
• Promontory fort 300m west of Great Woolden Hall Farm
• Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm
• Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe
• Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
• Ringley Old Bridge
• Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm
• Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor
• Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
• Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm
• The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral
• The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church
• Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley
• Watch Hill motte and bailey castle, 450m south of Streethead Farm
• Winstanley moated site and five fishponds

Which part of Greater Manchester has the most listed buildings?

Manchester has the most listed buildings of the 10 areas of Greater Manchester, with 845.

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 Greater Manchester?

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