How many listed buildings are in North West Leicestershire? 658 listed buildings
North West Leicestershire has 658 listed buildings, 7 of them Grade I, and 24 conservation areas. About 5.6% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 7
- Grade II*
- 40
- Grade II
- 611
- Per 1,000 homes
- 14.6
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 52% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 24
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 North West LeicestershireIs a home in North West Leicestershire likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 5.6% of homes in North West Leicestershire are in a conservation area, compared with 7.4% across Leicestershire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| North West LeicestershireThis area | 5.6% |
| Leicestershire | 7.4% |
| 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.
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 North West Leicestershire. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in North West Leicestershire?
North West Leicestershire has 7 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CASTLE RUINS (INCLUDING 2 ISOLATED TOWERS AT SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST ANGLES OF OUTER WALL) | 1950 |
| CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY | 1965 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST HARDULPH | 1962 |
| CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS | 1962 |
| PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN | 1950 |
| STAUNTON HAROLD HALL | 1950 |
| THE SIR JOHN MOORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL | 1952 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in North West Leicestershire?
North West Leicestershire has 24 conservation areas. Ashby-de-la-Zouch has the most homes, about 408, and was designated in 1972.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 1972 | 408 |
| Castle Donington | 1972 | 315 |
| Measham | 1991 | 195 |
| Long Whatton | 2002 | 186 |
| Ravenstone | 1973 | 166 |
| Diseworth | 1974 | 161 |
| Breedon on the Hill | 1992 | 142 |
| Coalville | 2014 | 115 |
| Donington le Heath | 2010 | 109 |
| Appleby Magna | 1995 | 87 |
| Hemington | 1974 | 78 |
| Packington | 1992 | 75 |
| Snarestone | 1992 | 72 |
| Ibstock | 1992 | 71 |
| Huggelscote | 2017 | 68 |
| Lockington | 1992 | 62 |
| Wilson | 2003 | 56 |
| Tonge | 2002 | 43 |
| Coleorton Hall | 1991 | 41 |
| Blackfordby | 1992 | 25 |
| Cavendish Bridge | 1992 | 22 |
| Staunton Harold | 1995 | 14 |
| Heath End | 2002 | 12 |
| Ashby Canal (to Snarestone) | 1992 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in North West Leicestershire?
Yes, North West Leicestershire has 23 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
- Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
- Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
- Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
- Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
- Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
- Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
- Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
- Hemington Chapel
- Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
- Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
- Moated site SE of Sawley Locks
- Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
- Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
- Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
- Moated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's Church
- Moira blast furnace
- Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
- Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
- Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
- Snibston Colliery
- The Bulwarks (earthworks)
- Whitwick Castle
Which part of North West Leicestershire has the most listed buildings?
Ashby-de-la-Zouch has the most listed buildings of the 31 areas of North West Leicestershire, with 165.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 165 | 23.1 | 6.1% |
| Castle Donington | 75 | 23.5 | 10.6% |
| Long Whatton and Diseworth | 64 | 79.3 | 43.0% |
| Appleby Magna | 29 | 52.3 | 15.7% |
| Lockington-Hemington | 25 | — | 35.5% |
| Kegworth | 25 | 13.7 | 0.0% |
| Breedon on the Hill | 24 | — | 52.4% |
| Packington | 20 | — | 20.4% |
| Coleorton | 19 | — | 8.6% |
| Snarestone | 18 | — | 51.8% |
| Ravenstone with Snibstone | 18 | 15.6 | 14.3% |
| Belton | 16 | — | 0.0% |
| Staunton Harold | 15 | — | 39.4% |
| Measham | 15 | 6.4 | 8.3% |
| Swepstone | 13 | — | 0.0% |
| Ibstock | 13 | 4.0 | 2.2% |
| Osgathorpe | 11 | — | 0.0% |
| Heather | 9 | — | 0.0% |
| Swannington | 8 | 14.2 | 0.0% |
| Hugglescote and Donington le Heath | 8 | 3.3 | 7.3% |
| Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe | 8 | 6.8 | 0.0% |
| Worthington | 7 | 10.9 | 0.0% |
| Whitwick | 6 | 1.6 | 0.0% |
| Isley cum Langley | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Ashby Woulds | 5 | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| Charley | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Chilcote | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Normanton Le Heath | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Bardon | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Stretton en le Field | 3 | — | 0.0% |
| Ellistown and Battleflat | 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.
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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 01:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The North West Leicestershire dataset covers 4,783 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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