How many listed buildings are in Thanet? 1,048 listed buildings
Thanet has 1,048 listed buildings, 11 of them Grade I, and 27 conservation areas. About 16.0% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 11
- Grade II*
- 29
- Grade II
- 1,008
- Per 1,000 homes
- 16.8
- More listed buildings per home than
- 52% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 27
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 ThanetIs a home in Thanet likely to be in a conservation area?
A bit more likely than in most places: about 16.0% of homes in Thanet 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 |
|---|---|
| ThanetThis area | 16.0% |
| 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 Thanet. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Thanet?
Thanet has 11 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF SAINT MARY | 1963 |
| CHURCH OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE | 1963 |
| CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS | 1963 |
| CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE OF ENGLAND (ROMAN CATHOLIC) WITH CLOISTERS ATTACHED | 1988 |
| CHURCH OF ST GEORGE | 1988 |
| Church of St Laurence | 1988 |
| Minster Abbey | 1958 |
| PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST | 1951 |
| ST EDWARDS | 1986 |
| THE GRANGE | 1968 |
| THE GROTTO | 1973 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Thanet?
Thanet has 27 conservation areas. Ramsgate Conservation Area has the most homes, about 2,849.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Conservation Area | — | 2,849 |
| Margate Conservation Area | — | 1,478 |
| Westgate On Sea Conservation Area | — | 976 |
| Clifftop Conservation Area | — | 579 |
| Broadstairs Conservation Area | — | 569 |
| Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area | — | 453 |
| Northdown Road Conservation Area | — | 445 |
| Edgar Road and Sweyn Road Conservation Area | — | 419 |
| Norfolk Road, Warwick Road, Surrey Road CA | — | 363 |
| Ethelbert Road and Athelstan Road Conservation Area | — | 332 |
| Dalby Square, Cliftonville CA | — | 239 |
| Clifton Place and Grotto Gardens Conservation Area | — | 212 |
| St Peters Conservation Area | — | 207 |
| Westgate On Sea East Conservation Area | — | 152 |
| Margate Seafront Conservation Area | — | 112 |
| St Nicholas at Wade Conservation Area | — | 86 |
| Birchington Conservation Area | — | 78 |
| Pegwell Conservation Area | — | 69 |
| Northdown Conservation Area | — | 54 |
| Montefiore Conservation Area | — | 51 |
| Kingsgate Conservation Area | — | 46 |
| Reading Street Conservation Area | — | 41 |
| Sarre Conservation Area | — | 39 |
| Acol Conservation Area | — | 38 |
| Ramsgate Royal Esplanade Conservation Area | — | 38 |
| Monkton Conservation Area | — | 20 |
| Minster Conservation Area | — | 12 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Thanet?
Yes, Thanet has 13 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery S of Ozengell Grange
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dane Valley Road
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery, parish church of St Giles and associated remains immediately east of Sarre Mill
- Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse
- Double ring ditch and two enclosures 400yds (360m) NW of Danes Court
- Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry
- Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm
- Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey
- Quex Park settlements
- Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm
- Salmestone Grange
- Settlement one mile (1610m) E of village
Which part of Thanet has the most listed buildings?
Ramsgate has the most listed buildings of the 12 areas of Thanet, with 448.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate | 448 | 24.1 | 16.2% |
| Margate | 264 | 13.3 | 21.6% |
| Broadstairs and St Peters | 140 | 12.7 | 7.8% |
| Minster | 49 | 28.8 | 0.7% |
| St Nicholas-at-Wade | 38 | — | 21.8% |
| Birchington | 38 | 7.6 | 1.6% |
| Monkton | 22 | — | 6.8% |
| Sarre | 19 | — | 39.8% |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 14 | 4.1 | 44.3% |
| Manston | 9 | 10.8 | 0.0% |
| Acol | 5 | — | 29.2% |
| Cliffsend | 2 | 2.4 | 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 Thanet?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Thanet.
- What is the average house price in Thanet?
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- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Thanet?
- How many parks and green spaces are in Thanet?
- What is the crime rate in Thanet?
- What's the air quality in Thanet?
- How do Thanet 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 01:17 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Thanet dataset covers 5,267 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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