How many listed buildings are in St Albans? 836 listed buildings

Is a home in St Albans likely to be in a conservation area?

A bit more likely than in most places: about 23.1% of homes in St Albans are in a conservation area, compared with 11.9% across Hertfordshire 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 St Albans. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in St Albans?

St Albans has 10 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in St Albans?

St Albans has 45 conservation areas. Harpenden has the most homes, about 2,683, and was designated in 1969.

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

Are there scheduled monuments in St Albans?

Yes, St Albans has 19 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Bacon's House, Gorhambury
• Batch Wood, moated manorial site
• Colney Chapel moated site
• Devils Ditch
• Iron Age territorial boundary known as Beech Bottom Dyke
• Replica of the Mohne Dam, in the grounds of the Building Research Establishment, Garston
• Rothamsted Romano-British cemetery
• St Albans Abbey Gatehouse
• St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
• The Aubreys camp
• The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall
• The Clock Tower
• The Pondyards, Gorhambury
• Verulamium, Bacons Mount
• Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement
• Verulamium, The Fosse
• Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
• Verulamium, site of
• Wheathampstead earthwork incorporating Devils Dyke and the Slad

Which part of St Albans has the most listed buildings?

Wheathampstead has the most listed buildings of the 9 areas of St Albans, with 122.

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 St Albans?

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