How many listed buildings are in Isles of Scilly? 130 listed buildings
Isles of Scilly has 130 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I, and 2 conservation areas. About 100.0% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 4
- Grade II*
- 8
- Grade II
- 118
- Per 1,000 homes
- 138.6
- More listed buildings per home than
- 98% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 2
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 Isles of ScillyIs a home in Isles of Scilly likely to be in a conservation area?
Yes, more likely than in most places: about 100.0% of homes in Isles of Scilly are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Isles of ScillyThis area | 100.0% |
| 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.
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 Isles of Scilly. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Isles of Scilly?
Isles of Scilly has 4 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| BASTIONS AND WALLS OF STAR CASTLE | 1975 |
| OUTER WALLS AND GATEWAY | 1992 |
| POWDER MAGAZINE AND BLAST WALLS | 1992 |
| STAR CASTLE HOTEL | 1975 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Isles of Scilly?
Isles of Scilly has 2 conservation areas. Isles of Scilly has the most homes, about 938, and was designated in 1975.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Isles of Scilly | 1975 | 938 |
| Isles of Scilly Conservation Area | — | 781 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Isles of Scilly?
Yes, Isles of Scilly has 237 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.
- Civil War battery 150m WNW of Church Point, St Mary's
- Civil War battery 80m SSE of Dutchman's Carn, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Civil War battery above Porth Hellick Point, St Mary's
- Civil War battery and 18th century watch house on Mount Todden, St Mary's
- Civil War battery and associated platform at Carn Morval Point, St Mary's
- Civil War battery and prehistoric entrance grave on the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Civil War battery and two associated platforms 300m south east of Bar Point, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Carn Leh, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Kettle and Pans rocks, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Tolman Carns, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Works Point, Bryher
- Civil War battery on Helvear Hill, St Mary's
- Civil War battery on The Green, Bryher
- Civil War battery on northern slope of Mount Todden Down, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork ESE of Dick's Carn, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork and battery 60m east of Carn Nore, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork and battery on Newford Island, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork and battery on the north coast of Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork and two prehistoric stone hut circles at Little Porth, St Mary's
- Cromwell's Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, Tresco
- Early 20th century gun battery at Bant's Carn, St Mary's
- Early medieval cemetery 40m north of St Nicholas's Priory, Tresco
- Eight platform cairns and incorporated prehistoric irregular field system south west of Carn of Cove Vean on Wingletang Down
- Ennor Castle, Old Town, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 105m south east of Basin Rock, Porth Hellick, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 135m NNE of Water Rocks, Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 23m west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 47m north west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 80m SSE of Basin Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Entrance grave on Salakee Down, 160m north west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Entrance grave on the summit of the northern hill, White Island
- Entrance graves, standing stones, field systems, settlements and post-medieval breastwork, kelp pit and stone pits on Halangy and Carn Morval Downs, St Mary's
- Four round cairns 70m south east of Carn Wrean, Gugh
- Gig shed on the north coast of Great Porth, Bryher
- Harry's Walls unfinished 16th century artillery castle and adjacent prehistoric standing stone at Mount Flagon, St Mary's
- Hut circle settlement and Civil War breastwork north east of Porth Minick, St Mary's
- Hut circle settlement in Pendrathen, St Mary's
- Iron Age cist on northern Samson Hill, 165m NNE of Western Carn, Bryher
- Iron Age to Romano-British fogou on northern Peninnis Head, 170m south of Carn Gwavel Farm, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 110m north of Porth Morran, White Island
- Kerbed platform cairn 120m south east of Black Carn, Bryher
- Kerbed platform cairn 125m north east of Holmbush Carn, Great Ganilly
- Kerbed platform cairn 15m north east of Inner Blue Carn, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 160m north of Hoe Point, Gugh
- Kerbed platform cairn 175m NNW of Hoe Point, Gugh
- Kerbed platform cairn 360m north of the Pest House, St Helen's
- Kerbed platform cairn 45m NNW of Stoney Porth, White Island
- Kerbed platform cairn 60m NNE of Holmbush Carn, Great Ganilly
- Kerbed platform cairn 80m north east of Mount Todden Farm, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 90m north west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
What else do people ask about Isles of Scilly?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Isles of Scilly.
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- How many properties are being sold in Isles of Scilly?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Isles of Scilly?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Isles of Scilly?
- How many parks and green spaces are in Isles of Scilly?
- What is the crime rate in Isles of Scilly?
- What's the air quality in Isles of Scilly?
- How do Isles of Scilly house prices compare with another area?
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 01:06 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Isles of Scilly dataset covers 111 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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