How many listed buildings are in Tunbridge Wells? 2,245 listed buildings
Tunbridge Wells has 2,245 listed buildings, 28 of them Grade I. More listed buildings per home than 79% of areas in England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 28
- Grade II*
- 133
- Grade II
- 2,084
- Per 1,000 homes
- 46.5
- More listed buildings per home than
- 79% of areas
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 Tunbridge WellsIs a home in Tunbridge Wells likely to be in a conservation area?
Tunbridge Wells has not published conservation area boundaries, so we can't give a figure for this area.
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 Tunbridge Wells. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Tunbridge Wells?
Tunbridge Wells has 28 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Are there scheduled monuments in Tunbridge Wells?
Yes, Tunbridge Wells has 10 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- A quadrangular castle and 16th/17th century manor house known as Old Scotney Castle, set in a 19th century landscaped garden
- Castle Hill earthworks, Tonbridge
- Medieval moated site and post-Medieval ice-house, Moat Farm
- Medieval moated site at Share Farm
- Medieval moated site, Groombridge Place
- Moated site immediately west of Furnace Farm
- Paved ford crossing the line of the Roman road at Iden Green
- Ringwork in Castle Wood, immediately south west of Little Knowle
- Roman site on W edge of Little Farningham Wood
- The site of Bedgebury Furnace, 100m south east of Furnace Farm
Which part of Tunbridge Wells has the most listed buildings?
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst has the most listed buildings of the 16 areas of Tunbridge Wells, with 317.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook & Sissinghurst | 317 | 116.6 | — |
| Goudhurst | 218 | 181.5 | — |
| Hawkhurst | 199 | 92.7 | — |
| Speldhurst | 167 | 90.2 | — |
| Brenchley | 165 | 139.7 | — |
| Benenden | 151 | 201.6 | — |
| Lamberhurst | 141 | 211.7 | — |
| Horsmonden | 131 | 135.9 | — |
| Capel | 116 | 126.9 | — |
| Sandhurst | 96 | 162.7 | — |
| Pembury | 75 | 31.6 | — |
| Frittenden | 66 | — | — |
| Southborough | 48 | 9.7 | — |
| Bidborough | 33 | — | — |
| Paddock Wood | 30 | 8.8 | — |
| Rusthall | 6 | 2.8 | — |
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 Tunbridge Wells?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Tunbridge Wells.
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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 Tunbridge Wells dataset covers 5,487 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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