How many listed buildings are in St Helens? 149 listed buildings
St Helens has 149 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, and 14 conservation areas. About 1.0% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 1
- Grade II*
- 13
- Grade II
- 135
- Per 1,000 homes
- 1.8
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 88% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 14
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 St HelensIs a home in St Helens likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 1.0% of homes in St Helens are in a conservation area, compared with 5.6% across Merseyside and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| St HelensThis area | 1.0% |
| Merseyside | 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 St Helens. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in St Helens?
St Helens has 1 Grade I listed building, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| SANKEY VIADUCT OVER SANKEY BROOK | 1966 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in St Helens?
St Helens has 14 conservation areas. Newton-le-Willows has the most homes, about 325, and was designated in 1976.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Newton-le-Willows | 1976 | 325 |
| High Street | — | 245 |
| Rainford | 1976 | 138 |
| Rainhill | 1976 | 129 |
| Vulcan Village | 1986 | 121 |
| Willow Park | — | 80 |
| Rainford Area 2 | — | 77 |
| Rainford Area 1 | — | 61 |
| Rainhill Area 2 | — | 49 |
| Earlestown | 2016 | 48 |
| Rainhill Area 1 | — | 45 |
| George Street Quarter | 2001 | 38 |
| Rainhill Area 3 | — | 35 |
| Victoria Square | 1976 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in St Helens?
Yes, St Helens has 12 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works
- Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow
- Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm
- Micklehead Green moated site
- 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
- Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst
- St Anne's Well
- Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst
Which part of St Helens has the most listed buildings?
has the most listed buildings of the 8 areas of St Helens, with 65.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1.1 | 0.9% | |
| Rainford | 27 | 7.7 | 4.0% |
| Rainhill | 21 | 4.4 | 2.7% |
| Billinge Chapel End | 13 | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| Eccleston | 7 | 1.6 | 0.0% |
| Bold | 6 | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| Seneley Green | 6 | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| Windle | 4 | 3.8 | 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 St Helens?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in St Helens.
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- How many parks and green spaces are in St Helens?
- What is the crime rate in St Helens?
- What's the air quality in St Helens?
- How do St Helens house prices compare with another area?
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 01:40 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The St Helens dataset covers 6,196 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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