How many listed buildings are in Lydeard ED? 180 listed buildings
Lydeard ED has 180 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I, and 6 conservation areas. About 7.2% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 5
- Grade II*
- 18
- Grade II
- 157
- Per 1,000 homes
- 40.5
- More listed buildings per home than
- 75% 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
All house prices in Lydeard EDIs a home in Lydeard ED likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 7.2% of homes in Lydeard ED are in a conservation area, compared with 6.2% across Taunton Deane and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Lydeard EDThis area | 7.2% |
| Taunton Deane | 6.2% |
| 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 Lydeard ED. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Lydeard ED?
Lydeard ED has 5 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL | 1955 |
| CHURCH OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY | 1955 |
| GATEHOUSE, COTHELSTONE MANOR | 1955 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Lydeard ED?
Lydeard ED has 6 conservation areas. Bishops Lydeard has the most homes, about 127, and was designated in 1975.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Bishops Lydeard | 1975 | 127 |
| Ash Priors | 1993 | 57 |
| West Bagborough | 1993 | 51 |
| Combe Florey | 1977 | 43 |
| Lydeard St Lawrence | 1993 | 32 |
| Cothelstone | 1993 | 11 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Lydeard ED?
Yes, Lydeard ED has 12 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House
- Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well
- Bowl barrow at the west end of Cothelstone Hill, 825m NNE of St Agnes' Well
- Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 1.07km north east of St Agnes' Well
- Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well
- Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone
- Norton Camp large univallate hillfort
- Three round cairns on Wills Neck
- Two bowl barrows and a round cairn on Lydeard Hill, 750m north of Tilbury Farm
- Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage
- Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm
- Two crosses in St Mary's churchyard
What else do people ask about Lydeard ED?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Lydeard ED.
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- How many parks and green spaces are in Lydeard ED?
- What is the crime rate in Lydeard ED?
- What's the air quality in Lydeard ED?
- How do Lydeard ED 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 01:41 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Lydeard ED dataset covers 343 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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