How many listed buildings are in Dartford? 183 listed buildings
Dartford has 183 listed buildings, 7 of them Grade I, and 6 conservation areas. About 1.0% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 7
- Grade II*
- 10
- Grade II
- 166
- Per 1,000 homes
- 4.0
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 78% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 6
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 DartfordIs a home in Dartford likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 1.0% of homes in Dartford are in a conservation area, compared with 10.7% across Kent and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| DartfordThis area | 1.0% |
| Kent | 10.7% |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 2.4% |
Excludes 3.4% of homes in Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, 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 Dartford. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Dartford?
Dartford has 7 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST JOHN CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARGARET | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS | 1967 |
| Church of St Mary | 1967 |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | 1953 |
| PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL | 1952 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Dartford?
Dartford has 6 conservation areas. Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area has the most homes, about 166, and was designated in 1980.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area | 1980 | 166 |
| Greenhithe Conservation Area | 1975 | 125 |
| Church Hill Conservation Area | 1998 | 58 |
| Red Street Conservation Area | 1998 | 53 |
| Hook Green Conservation Area | 1985 | 33 |
| Southfleet Conservation Area | 1970 | 20 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Dartford?
Yes, Dartford has 12 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm
- A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park
- Dovecote at Hawley Manor
- Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood
- Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
- Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood
- Monastic grange at Friary Court
- Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet
- Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole
- Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae
- Springhead Roman site
Which part of Dartford has the most listed buildings?
Southfleet has the most listed buildings of the 8 areas of Dartford, with 43.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southfleet | 43 | 73.0 | 18.0% |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe | 30 | 5.2 | 2.2% |
| Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley | 17 | 10.1 | 0.0% |
| Darenth | 14 | 9.3 | 0.0% |
| Wilmington | 13 | 4.4 | 1.9% |
| Longfield and New Barn | 6 | 2.8 | 0.0% |
| Bean | 4 | 6.2 | 0.0% |
| Stone | 4 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
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 Dartford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Dartford.
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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 01:17 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Dartford dataset covers 3,460 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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