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.
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 Greater Manchester Clean Air ZoneAbout 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.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Clean Air ZoneThis area | 2.0% |
| Salford | 2.0% |
| 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.
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.
Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has 49 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has 244 conservation areas. Cliff conservation area has the most homes, about 574, and was designated in 1976.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff conservation area | 1976 | 574 |
| Adelphi Bexley Square conservation area | 1978 | 413 |
| Ellesmere Park conservation area | 2006 | 301 |
| Roe Green / Beesley Green conservation area | 1970 | 249 |
| Crescent conservation area | 2008 | 179 |
| Worsley Village conservation area | 1969 | 146 |
| Barton-upon-Irwell conservation area | 1976 | 122 |
| Irlams o'th' Height conservation area | 1991 | 88 |
| Flat Iron conservation area | 1978 | 78 |
| Mines Rescue Station conservation area | 1994 | 62 |
| Radcliffe Park Road conservation area | 1992 | 31 |
| Monton Green conservation area | 1979 | 26 |
| St. Augustine's conservation area | 1981 | 8 |
| St. Mark's conservation area | 1981 | 1 |
| Worsley Old Hall conservation area | 1982 | 1 |
| Ainsworth Village | 1973 | 0 |
| Albert Park, West Didsbury | 1988 | 0 |
| Albert Square | 1972 | 0 |
| Alexandra Park | — | 0 |
| Alexandra Park Edgeley Conservation Area | 2006 | 0 |
| Alexandra Terrace, Moorside | 1988 | 0 |
| All Saints | 2005 | 0 |
| All Saints, Whitefield | 2004 | 0 |
| Ancoats | 1989 | 0 |
| Ashley Heath | 1974 | 0 |
| Ashton Town Centre | — | 0 |
| Ashton Upon Mersey | 1976 | 0 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 1989 | 0 |
| Ashworth Fold Conservation Area | 1975 | 0 |
| Astley Village | 1989 | 0 |
| Ballbrook, Withington | 1991 | 0 |
| Bank Top | 1970 | 0 |
| Barlow Fold, Romiley | 1997 | 0 |
| Barrow Bridge | 1976 | 0 |
| Barton Upon Irwell | 1976 | 0 |
| Birch Village Conservation Area | 2013 | 0 |
| Birley Street | 1970 | 0 |
| Birtle Conservation Area | 2008 | 0 |
| Blackburn Park, Didsbury | 1979 | 0 |
| Bleak Hey Nook | 1988 | 0 |
| Boarshurst | 1972 | 0 |
| Bottom of Woodhouses | 1985 | 0 |
| Bowdon | 1973 | 0 |
| Bradshaw Chapel, Bolton | 1976 | 0 |
| Bramall Park | 2005 | 0 |
| Bramhall Lane South | 2005 | 0 |
| Bridgewater Canal | 1994 | 0 |
| Brogden Grove | 1976 | 0 |
| Brook Bottom - Joint designation with High Peak Bo | 1976 | 0 |
| Brooklands | 2004 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area. Showing the 50 with the most homes.
Yes, Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has 44 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone.
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.
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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