How many listed buildings are in Burnley? 308 listed buildings
Burnley has 308 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I, and 10 conservation areas. About 6.5% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 5
- Grade II*
- 14
- Grade II
- 289
- Per 1,000 homes
- 7.7
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 66% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 10
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 BurnleyIs a home in Burnley likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 6.5% of homes in Burnley are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| BurnleyThis area | 6.5% |
| 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 Burnley. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Burnley?
Burnley has 5 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| GAWTHORPE HALL AND SURROUNDING BALUSTRADE | 1953 |
| GREAT BARN CIRCA 100 METRES WEST OF GAWTHORPE HALL | 1953 |
| Queen Street Mill | 2013 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH HALL | 1953 |
| TOWNELEY HALL | 1951 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Burnley?
Burnley has 10 conservation areas. Burnley Wood has the most homes, about 704, and was designated in 1985.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Burnley Wood | 1985 | 704 |
| Harle Syke | 1977 | 541 |
| Padiham | 1975 | 487 |
| Worsthorne | 1978 | 212 |
| Canalside | 1988 | 175 |
| Burnley Town Centre | 1992 | 160 |
| Top o' th' Town | 1992 | 132 |
| Palatine | 1977 | 98 |
| Jib Hill | 1971 | 45 |
| Hurstwood | 1973 | 21 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Burnley?
Yes, Burnley has 22 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Beadle Hill Romano-British farmstead
- Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill
- Bowl barrow 155m east of Beadle Hill
- Bowl barrow 90m east of Twist Castle
- Bowl barrow on Hameldon Pasture
- Burwains Camp prehistoric defended settlement west of Broad Bank Hill
- Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm
- Hapton Castle
- Ice house at Towneley Hall
- Ightenhill Manor (site of)
- Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street
- Pike Low bowl barrow and site of beacon, Bonfire Hill
- Ring cairn 25m east of Ell Clough
- Ring cairn on Slipper Hill
- Round cairn on Hameldon Pasture
- Saucer barrow 90m east of Ell Clough
- Small stone circle on Delf Hill
- Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position
- Thieveley lead mine 330m south west and 910m WSW of Buckleys
- Twist Castle Romano-British farmstead
- Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones
- Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm
Which part of Burnley has the most listed buildings?
Padiham has the most listed buildings of the 8 areas of Burnley, with 29.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padiham | 29 | 6.2 | 10.3% |
| Cliviger | 22 | 21.7 | 0.0% |
| Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood | 22 | 17.8 | 18.9% |
| Briercliffe | 20 | 11.5 | 31.2% |
| Ightenhill | 15 | 17.8 | 0.0% |
| Hapton | 7 | 7.0 | 0.0% |
| Habergham Eaves | 4 | 6.9 | 0.0% |
| Dunnockshaw | 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 Burnley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Burnley.
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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 01:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Burnley dataset covers 3,458 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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