How many listed buildings are in Quantocks Ward? 145 listed buildings
Quantocks Ward has 145 listed buildings, 7 of them Grade I, and 2 conservation areas. About 7.6% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 7
- Grade II*
- 19
- Grade II
- 119
- Per 1,000 homes
- 70.8
- More listed buildings per home than
- 87% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 2
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 Quantocks WardIs a home in Quantocks Ward likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 7.6% of homes in Quantocks Ward are in a conservation area, compared with 4.9% across Sedgemoor and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Quantocks WardThis area | 7.6% |
| Sedgemoor | 4.9% |
| 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 Quantocks Ward. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Quantocks Ward?
Quantocks Ward has 7 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST EDWARD KING AND MARTYR | 1963 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARGARET | 1963 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY | 1963 |
| Churchyard cross in churchyard, about 10 metres south of south chapel, Church of St. Margaret | 1963 |
| GOTHELNEY MANOR FARMHOUSE | 1963 |
| HALSWELL HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS AT REAR | 1950 |
| REMAINS OF KEEP TO STOWEY CASTLE | 1963 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Quantocks Ward?
Quantocks Ward has 2 conservation areas. Nether Stowey has the most homes, about 143, and was designated in 1991.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Stowey | 1991 | 143 |
| Spaxton | 1991 | 12 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Quantocks Ward?
Yes, Quantocks Ward has 11 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Barrow at Wilmot's Pool and a cairn 45m to the north
- Cairn 500m north west of Quantock Farm
- Chapel E of Adscombe Farm
- Churchyard cross 5.6m south east of the porch of St Martin's Church
- Churchyard cross in St Margaret's churchyard
- Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
- Dead Woman's Ditch cross-dyke, Robin Upright's Hill
- Plainsfield Camp slight univallate hillfort
- Platform cairn, 180m east of Wilmot's Pool
- Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site
Which part of Quantocks Ward has the most listed buildings?
Spaxton has the most listed buildings of the 8 areas of Quantocks Ward, with 33.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaxton | 33 | — | 2.8% |
| Nether Stowey | 30 | 42.7 | 20.3% |
| Goathurst | 25 | — | 0.0% |
| Enmore | 18 | — | 0.0% |
| Over Stowey | 14 | — | 0.0% |
| Fiddington | 11 | — | 0.0% |
| Otterhampton | 9 | — | 0.0% |
| Stockland Bristol | 5 | — | 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 Quantocks Ward?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Quantocks Ward.
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- What's the air quality in Quantocks Ward?
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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 01:36 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Quantocks Ward dataset covers 212 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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