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

Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has 3,938 listed buildings, 49 of them Grade I, and 244 conservation areas. About 2.0% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Grade I
49
Grade II*
242
Grade II
3,647
Per 1,000 homes
34.2
More listed buildings per home than
71% of areas
Conservation areas
244

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

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

About as likely as anywhere: about 2.0% of homes in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone are in a conservation area, compared with 2.0% across Salford and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Share of homes in a conservation area in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone compared with other areas
AreaShare of homes
Greater Manchester Clean Air ZoneThis area2.0%
Salford2.0%
Typical area in England and Wales2.4%

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

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone?

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

Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone
BuildingListed
10, FIRWOOD FOLD1952
ALBERT MEMORIAL1963
BANK OF ENGLAND TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK1952
BRAMALL HALL1966
Baguley Hall1952
CARRIAGE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF KITCHEN COURTYARD1959
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY1952
CHETHAMS HOSPITAL AND ATTACHED WALL1952
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS1966
CHURCH OF SAINT EDMUND AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND GATES1985
CHURCH OF ST ANN1952
CHURCH OF ST ANNE1977
CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE1966
CHURCH OF ST ELISABETH1973
CHURCH OF ST GEORGE1975
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD1957
CHURCH OF ST MARK1966
CHURCH OF ST MARY1966
CHURCH OF ST MARY1964
CHURCH OF ST MARY1950
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS1967
Church of All Saints1978
Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew1966
Church of St Mary-in-the-Baum, St Mary's Gate, Rochdale1975
Church of St Wilfrid1966
DUNHAM HALL1959
FORMER FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST1963
FORMER LIVERPOOL ROAD RAILWAY STATION STATION MASTERS HOUSE1963
HEATON HALL1952
Hall i' th' Wood1952
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, GATES AND LAMP STANDARDS`1952
Manchester Art Gallery1952
OLD CHURCH OF SAINT WERBURG1959
OLD WAREHOUSE TO NORTH OF FORMER LIVERPOOL ROAD RAILWAY STATION1973
ORDSALL HALL1952
PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT MARY1951
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY1952
PARISH CHURCH OF ST THOMAS1952
PEAK FOREST CANAL, GOYT AQUEDUCT1966
RADCLIFFE TOWER1966
RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER RIVER IRWELL TO FORMER LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION1988
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS1963
ROYD HOUSE1975
Rochdale Cenotaph1985
STABLES TO SOUTH OF HALL1985
Smithills Hall1952
Town Hall1951
Town Hall1952
WARDLEY HALL1966

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone?

Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has 244 conservation areas. Cliff conservation area has the most homes, about 574, and was designated in 1976.

Conservation areas in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone
Conservation areaDesignatedHomes inside
Cliff conservation area1976574
Adelphi Bexley Square conservation area1978413
Ellesmere Park conservation area2006301
Roe Green / Beesley Green conservation area1970249
Crescent conservation area2008179
Worsley Village conservation area1969146
Barton-upon-Irwell conservation area1976122
Irlams o'th' Height conservation area199188
Flat Iron conservation area197878
Mines Rescue Station conservation area199462
Radcliffe Park Road conservation area199231
Monton Green conservation area197926
St. Augustine's conservation area19818
St. Mark's conservation area19811
Worsley Old Hall conservation area19821
Ainsworth Village19730
Albert Park, West Didsbury19880
Albert Square19720
Alexandra Park—0
Alexandra Park Edgeley Conservation Area20060
Alexandra Terrace, Moorside19880
All Saints20050
All Saints, Whitefield20040
Ancoats19890
Ashley Heath19740
Ashton Town Centre—0
Ashton Upon Mersey19760
Ashton-in-Makerfield19890
Ashworth Fold Conservation Area19750
Astley Village19890
Ballbrook, Withington19910
Bank Top19700
Barlow Fold, Romiley19970
Barrow Bridge19760
Barton Upon Irwell19760
Birch Village Conservation Area20130
Birley Street19700
Birtle Conservation Area20080
Blackburn Park, Didsbury19790
Bleak Hey Nook19880
Boarshurst19720
Bottom of Woodhouses19850
Bowdon19730
Bradshaw Chapel, Bolton19760
Bramall Park20050
Bramhall Lane South20050
Bridgewater Canal19940
Brogden Grove19760
Brook Bottom - Joint designation with High Peak Bo19760
Brooklands20040

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 Clean Air Zone?

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

What else do people ask about Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone.

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. 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 01:40 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone dataset covers 12,338 postcodes.

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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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