Ightham has 62 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I, and 4 conservation areas. About 18.3% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
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 IghthamA bit more likely than in most places: about 18.3% of homes in Ightham are in a conservation area, compared with 8.4% across Tonbridge and Malling and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| IghthamThis area | 18.3% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 8.4% |
| 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.
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 Ightham. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
Ightham has 2 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST PETER | 1959 |
| IGHTHAM MOTE | 1952 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Ightham has 4 conservation areas. Ightham has the most homes, about 83, and was designated in 1971.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Ightham | 1971 | 83 |
| Oldbury | 1993 | 33 |
| Ivy Hatch | 1975 | 17 |
| Ightham Mote | 1973 | 8 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Yes, Ightham has 2 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Ightham.
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 01:36 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Ightham dataset covers 110 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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