How many listed buildings are in Maidstone? 2,021 listed buildings
Maidstone has 2,021 listed buildings, 42 of them Grade I, and 48 conservation areas. About 4.2% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 42
- Grade II*
- 105
- Grade II
- 1,874
- Per 1,000 homes
- 28.4
- More listed buildings per home than
- 66% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 48
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 MaidstoneIs a home in Maidstone likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 4.2% of homes in Maidstone 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 |
|---|---|
| MaidstoneThis area | 4.2% |
| Kent | 10.7% |
| 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 Maidstone. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone?
Maidstone has 42 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Maidstone?
Maidstone has 48 conservation areas. Maidstone, Holy Trinity Church has the most homes, about 343, and was designated in 1977.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Maidstone, Holy Trinity Church | 1977 | 343 |
| Loose Valley | 2000 | 231 |
| Maidstone, Town Centre | 1974 | 231 |
| Bearsted Village Green and Holy Cross Church | 1974 | 229 |
| Staplehurst | 1974 | 213 |
| Bearsted | — | 190 |
| Lenham Village | 1977 | 166 |
| Yalding | 1977 | 153 |
| Maidstone, Ashford Road | 1977 | 148 |
| Sutton Valence | 1974 | 116 |
| Boughton Monchelsea, The Quarries | 1977 | 99 |
| Hollingbourne, Eyhorne Street | 1977 | 97 |
| Headcorn | 1977 | 86 |
| Detling | 1974 | 69 |
| Marden | 1977 | 69 |
| Linton | 1974 | 64 |
| Leeds, Upper Street | 1977 | 59 |
| Maidstone, Rocky Hill | 1974 | 58 |
| Otham | 1992 | 58 |
| Teston | 1970 | 55 |
| Bearsted Extension | 2025 | 52 |
| East Farleigh, Lower Road | 1977 | 48 |
| Hollingbourne, Upper Street | 1977 | 48 |
| Harrietsham, East Street | 1974 | 41 |
| East Farleigh Lower Road | — | 40 |
| Bearsted, Holy Cross Church | 1992 | 39 |
| Boxley Village | 1977 | 38 |
| Maidstone, All Saints Church | 1974 | 36 |
| East Farleigh, Dean Street | 1974 | 33 |
| Wateringbury | 1994 | 28 |
| Boxley | — | 27 |
| Lenham, Liverton Street | 1974 | 26 |
| Leeds, Lower Street | 1977 | 22 |
| Boughton Monchelsea, The Green | 1977 | 21 |
| Lenham, Sandway Village | 1974 | 21 |
| Hollingbourne, Broad Street | 1974 | 17 |
| Broomfield | 1974 | 14 |
| Boughton Malherbe | 1974 | 13 |
| Bearsted Extension | 2000 | 9 |
| Boxley Abbey | 1977 | 9 |
| Grove Green | 1974 | 8 |
| West Farleigh | 1974 | 7 |
| Maidstone, Chillington House | 1974 | 5 |
| Lenham, Elmstone Hole | 1977 | 2 |
| Bearsted Extension | 2025 | 0 |
| Bearsted Extension | 2025 | 0 |
| Boughton Monchelsea, Cock Street | 1990 | 0 |
| Wormshill | 1977 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Maidstone?
Yes, Maidstone has 27 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Binbury motte and bailey castle
- Boughton Quarry camp
- Building crop mark, possibly 'Corbier Hall'
- Cistercian Abbey at Boxley
- Earthwork in Milbay's Wood
- East Farleigh Bridge, over the Medway
- Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station
- Laddingford Bridge near Yalding
- Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion
- Len Bridge, Mill Street
- Lock-up, Lenham
- Medieval moated site, East Sutton
- Medieval moated site, Lovehurst Manor
- Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor
- Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton
- Moot Mound 400m west of Knox Bridge
- Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm
- Sherway Bridge
- Teston Bridge, over the Medway
- The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street
- The College of All Saints
- Thurnham motte and bailey castle
- Tithe barn, Mill Street
- Tower keep castle at Sutton Valence
- Twyford Bridge in Yalding parish
- White Horse Stone, Aylesford
- Yalding Bridge
Which part of Maidstone has the most listed buildings?
Marden has the most listed buildings of the 42 areas of Maidstone, with 129.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marden | 129 | 62.8 | 3.4% |
| Yalding | 114 | 101.0 | 13.6% |
| Staplehurst | 111 | 41.8 | 8.0% |
| Lenham | 103 | 66.6 | 13.8% |
| Headcorn | 90 | 48.7 | 4.7% |
| Boughton Monchelsea | 79 | 42.7 | 6.5% |
| Hollingbourne | 76 | — | 38.3% |
| Hunton | 71 | — | 0.0% |
| Leeds | 70 | — | 23.3% |
| Boxley | 70 | 18.5 | 1.5% |
| Harrietsham | 61 | 44.2 | 3.0% |
| Sutton Valence | 59 | 86.4 | 17.0% |
| Bearsted | 59 | 17.2 | 6.7% |
| Loose | 48 | 45.9 | 13.7% |
| Collier Street | 47 | — | 0.0% |
| Linton | 39 | — | 24.8% |
| Chart Sutton | 38 | — | 0.0% |
| East Farleigh | 37 | 59.7 | 11.8% |
| East Sutton | 35 | — | 0.0% |
| Ulcombe | 35 | — | 0.0% |
| Boughton Malherbe | 34 | — | 6.7% |
| Stockbury | 31 | — | 0.0% |
| West Farleigh | 28 | — | 3.2% |
| Otham | 26 | — | 13.3% |
| Thurnham | 25 | — | 0.0% |
| Detling | 25 | — | 19.1% |
| Teston | 22 | — | 18.1% |
| Barming | 20 | 26.4 | 1.1% |
| Tovil | 20 | 11.1 | 4.9% |
| Broomfield and Kingswood | 17 | 24.9 | 2.0% |
| Langley | 17 | 32.4 | 0.0% |
| Otterden | 16 | — | 0.0% |
| Wormshill | 14 | — | 0.0% |
| Nettlestead | 13 | — | 7.1% |
| Bredhurst | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Hucking | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Frinsted | 7 | — | 0.0% |
| Wichling | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Coxheath | 5 | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| Bicknor | 3 | — | 0.0% |
| Downswood | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 0 | — | 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 Maidstone?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Maidstone.
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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 01:16 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Maidstone dataset covers 7,076 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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