How many listed buildings are in Merseyside? 3,079 listed buildings
Merseyside has 3,079 listed buildings, 43 of them Grade I, and 118 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
- 43
- Grade II*
- 174
- Grade II
- 2,862
- Per 1,000 homes
- 5.0
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 74% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 118
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 MerseysideIs a home in Merseyside likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 5.6% of homes in Merseyside are in a conservation area, compared with 5.6% across Liverpool City Region and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| MerseysideThis area | 5.6% |
| Liverpool City Region | 5.6% |
| 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 Merseyside. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Merseyside?
Merseyside has 43 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Merseyside?
Merseyside has 118 conservation areas. Lark Lane has the most homes, about 2,378, and was designated in 1996.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Lark Lane | 1996 | 2,378 |
| Canning Street | 1996 | 2,369 |
| Sefton Park | 1996 | 2,203 |
| Castle Street | 2004 | 1,725 |
| Castle Street | — | 1,725 |
| Duke Street | — | 1,434 |
| Princes Park | 1996 | 1,257 |
| Kensington Fields | 2007 | 1,232 |
| Promenade Conservation Area | 1990 | 1,166 |
| Duke Street | 2003 | 1,106 |
| Port Sunlight Conservation Area | 1978 | 999 |
| Toxteth Park & Avenues | 2005 | 986 |
| Derby Park Conservation Area | 1990 | 950 |
| Wavertree Village | 1979 | 939 |
| Oxton Village Conservation Area | 1979 | 901 |
| Woolton Village | 1996 | 659 |
| Mossley Hill | 1996 | 654 |
| Lord Street Conservation Area | 1973 | 607 |
| Blundellsands Park Conservation Area | 1982 | 598 |
| Newsham Park | 1982 | 559 |
| Christ Church Conservation Area | 2004 | 546 |
| Hamilton Square Conservation Area | 1977 | 544 |
| Princes Road | 1996 | 492 |
| Meols Drive Conservation Area | 2004 | 490 |
| The Kings Gap Conservation Area | 2024 | 444 |
| Albert Dock | 1976 | 408 |
| Hunts Cross Avenue | 1971 | 380 |
| Birkenhead Park Conservation Area | 1977 | 376 |
| Birkdale Park Conservation Area | 2000 | 373 |
| Derwent Square | 1981 | 346 |
| Clifton Park Conservation Area | 2004 | 335 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 1976 | 325 |
| Stanley Dock | 2003 | 322 |
| The Magazines Conservation Area | 2006 | 300 |
| Rodney Street | 2003 | 294 |
| Prescot Town Centre | 2012 | 292 |
| Wavertree Garden Suburb | 1971 | 276 |
| Lower Bebington Conservation Area | 2014 | 265 |
| Newenham Crescent | 1996 | 259 |
| Caldy Conservation Area | 1974 | 257 |
| Heswall Lower Village Conservation Area | 1979 | 249 |
| Grassendale and Cressington Park | 1996 | 247 |
| High Street | — | 245 |
| West Birkdale Conservation Area | 1988 | 231 |
| Knotty Ash | 2004 | 224 |
| Churchtown Conservation Area | 1973 | 215 |
| West Derby Village | 1969 | 210 |
| Fulwood Park | 1996 | 202 |
| Gateacre Village | 1996 | 202 |
| Birkdale Village Conservation Area | 1981 | 197 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area. Showing the 50 with the most homes.
Are there scheduled monuments in Merseyside?
Yes, Merseyside has 38 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Birkenhead Priory
- Bromborough Court House moated site and fishponds, Wirral
- Broom's Cross wayside cross, 150m north east of Orchard House
- Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works
- Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow
- Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard
- Cunscough Hall moated site, Melling
- Domestic chapel of St Katharine of Alexandria and burial ground
- Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway
- Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake
- Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm
- Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station
- Irby Hall moated site, Wirral
- Maghull Manor moated site
- Micklehead Green moated site
- Moated site 400m north east of New Hall
- Mossborough Hall moated site
- Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way
- Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold
- Old Moat House Medieval Moat, Bold
- Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough
- Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue
- Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst
- Sefton Old Hall moated site and fishponds, Sefton.
- Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall
- Speke Hall moated site
- St Anne's Well
- Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard
- Standing cross at the Harkirke 8m north west of the chapel
- Standing cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street
- Standing cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross at Woodchurch
- Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane
- Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst
- Storeton Hall, Bebington
- The Calderstones: six monoliths decorated with rock art
- Wayside cross 100m north of Liverpool Lodge, Little Crosby
- Wayside cross 150m north east of Ince Blundell Hall
- West Derby motte and bailey castle
Which part of Merseyside has the most listed buildings?
Liverpool has the most listed buildings of the 5 areas of Merseyside, with 1,527.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1,527 | 7.4 | 10.2% |
| Wirral | 731 | 5.1 | 4.4% |
| Sefton | 566 | 4.6 | 4.6% |
| St Helens | 149 | 1.8 | 1.0% |
| Knowsley | 106 | 1.6 | 1.3% |
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 Merseyside?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Merseyside.
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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 01:31 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Merseyside dataset covers 59,368 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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