How many listed buildings are in Chatham? 98 listed buildings

Chatham has 98 listed buildings, 13 of them Grade I, and 6 conservation areas. About 2.7% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Grade I
13
Grade II*
33
Grade II
52
Per 1,000 homes
3.4
Fewer listed buildings per home than
80% of areas
Conservation areas
6

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

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Is a home in Chatham likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 2.7% of homes in Chatham are in a conservation area, compared with 3.9% across Medway and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

Share of homes in a conservation area in Chatham compared with other areas
AreaShare of homes
ChathamThis area2.7%
Medway3.9%
Typical area in England and Wales2.4%

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 Chatham. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chatham?

Chatham has 13 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Grade I listed buildings in Chatham
BuildingListed
FORMER COMMISSIONER'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED STAFF ACCOMMODATION1971
FORMER LEAD AND PAINT MILL1999
FORMER MAST HOUSE AND MOULD LOFT1999
FORMER OFFICERS TERRACE AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA WALLS AND OVERTHROWS1971
FORMER STOREHOUSE NUMBER 2 AND FORMER RIGGING STORE1999
FORMER STOREHOUSE NUMBER 3 AND FORMER CHAIN CABLE STORE1999
MAIN GATE AND ATTACHED DOCKYARD PERIMETER WALL TO SOUTH WEST1971
NUMBER 3 SLIP COVER1999
NUMBER 7 SLIP COVER AND MACHINE SHOP NUMBER 31999
NUMBERS 4 5 AND 6 SLIP COVERS AND MACHINE SHOP NUMBER 61999
SAIL LOFT1999
THE BRUNEL SAW MILL1971
THE ROPERY AND SPINNING ROOM1971

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Chatham?

Chatham has 6 conservation areas. Brompton Lines has the most homes, about 274, and was designated in 1981.

Conservation areas in Chatham
Conservation areaDesignatedHomes inside
Brompton Lines1981274
Star Hill to Sun Pier1994204
Chatham Historic Dockyard1998149
Maidstone Road, Chatham200582
New Road, Chatham197268
New Road, Rochester199510

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in Chatham?

Yes, Chatham has 51 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

What else do people ask about Chatham?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Chatham.

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 01:32 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Chatham dataset covers 2,124 postcodes.

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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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