How many listed buildings are in Waverley? 1,736 listed buildings
Waverley has 1,736 listed buildings, 22 of them Grade I, and 43 conservation areas. About 7.5% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 22
- Grade II*
- 95
- Grade II
- 1,619
- Per 1,000 homes
- 33.1
- More listed buildings per home than
- 70% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 43
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 WaverleyIs a home in Waverley likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 7.5% of homes in Waverley are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| WaverleyThis area | 7.5% |
| 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 Waverley. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Waverley?
Waverley has 22 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Waverley?
Waverley has 43 conservation areas. FARNHAM has the most homes, about 845, and was designated in 1970.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| FARNHAM | 1970 | 845 |
| HASLEMERE | 1974 | 358 |
| Godalming Town Centre Conservation Area | 1974 | 316 |
| CRANLEIGH | 1973 | 276 |
| WRECCLESHAM FARNHAM | 1973 | 206 |
| BRAMLEY | 1974 | 189 |
| Chiddingfold Conservation Area | 2007 | 165 |
| GREAT AUSTINS FARNHAM | 1993 | 149 |
| Milford Conservation Area | 1981 | 117 |
| Ockford Road Conservation Area | 1974 | 99 |
| Witley Conservation Area | 1980 | 86 |
| THURSLEY | 1970 | 85 |
| WONERSH | 1973 | 79 |
| EWHURST | 1970 | 78 |
| ELSTEAD | 1974 | 74 |
| MILLBRIDGE FRENSHAM | 1974 | 71 |
| Hambledon A & B Conservation Areas | 1974 | 69 |
| ALFOLD | 1970 | 59 |
| OLD CHURCH LANE, FARNHAM | 1988 | 59 |
| SHAMLEY GREEN | 1973 | 54 |
| DUNSFOLD | 1974 | 51 |
| CROWNPITS GODALMING | 1984 | 50 |
| TILFORD | 1973 | 42 |
| EWHURST GREEN | 1974 | 36 |
| BINSCOMBE GODALMING | 1981 | 33 |
| Peper Harow Conservation Area | 1981 | 33 |
| SANDHILLS WITLEY | 1984 | 33 |
| MUNSTEAD GODALMING | 1982 | 28 |
| FRENSHAM | 1981 | 26 |
| Hascombe Conservation Area | 1981 | 24 |
| THORNCOMBE STREET BRAMLEY | 1982 | 18 |
| Birtley Green Conservation Area | 1989 | 16 |
| RIVER WEY AND GODALMING NAVIGATIONS | 2000 | 16 |
| Westbrook Green A & B Conservation Areas | 1981 | 16 |
| RIVER WEY HASLEMERE | 1984 | 14 |
| SHACKLEFORD | 1981 | 14 |
| Shepherd and Flock Conservation Area | 2021 | 13 |
| BLACKHEATH WONERSH | 1983 | 7 |
| ST. MARYS DUNSFOLD | 1974 | 6 |
| WAVERLEY ABBEY FARNHAM | 1989 | 5 |
| WHEELER STREET WITLEY | 1989 | 5 |
| WESTBROOK B ELSTEAD | — | 2 |
| BOWLHEAD GREEN THURSLEY | 1983 | 0 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Waverley?
Yes, Waverley has 30 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Bowl barrow 100m east of Forest Cottage
- Bowl barrow 180m south east of Forest Cottage
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Penmead Copse: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
- Bowl barrow 400m north-east of the sewage works: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
- Bowl barrow 430m north of Thursley Lake: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
- Bowl barrow 50m SSE of Tilford Barrows: part of The Barrows round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Frensham Common
- Bowl barrow on Witley Common 250m north of Stable Lake: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
- Bridge, east end of Tilford Common
- Bridge, north end of Tilford Green
- Chiddingfold Roman villa
- Cross dyke on Hindhead golf course
- Earthwork and buried remains on Botany Hill
- Elstead Bridge
- Farnham Castle
- Four bowl barrows 30m south-east of Tilford Barrows: part of The Barrows round barrow cemetery
- Hascombe Camp: a small multivallate hillfort north west of Lodge Farm
- Large multivallate hillfort and later park pale at Caesar's Camp
- Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse
- Medieval moated site west of Vachery Farm
- Medieval moated site, South Park Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows on Thursley Common
- Ringwork in Broomhall Copse
- Roman site, Roman Way estate
- Somerset Bridge
- Spigot Mortar Emplacement, Farnham Park
- St Mary's Church, 268m east of Ladywell Convent
- Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common
- Triple bell barrow on Turners Hill
- Waverley Abbey: a Cistercian monastery south of Waverley Abbey House
Which part of Waverley has the most listed buildings?
Farnham has the most listed buildings of the 21 areas of Waverley, with 361.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 361 | 21.1 | 7.5% |
| Godalming | 225 | 23.4 | 5.4% |
| Haslemere | 172 | 24.3 | 5.3% |
| Chiddingfold | 108 | 94.7 | 14.5% |
| Wonersh | 106 | 75.8 | 10.0% |
| Witley | 99 | 30.0 | 7.3% |
| Bramley | 97 | 67.7 | 15.6% |
| Ewhurst | 85 | 84.9 | 11.4% |
| Cranleigh | 82 | 15.3 | 5.2% |
| Thursley | 70 | — | 32.1% |
| Dunsfold | 52 | — | 11.6% |
| Alfold | 46 | — | 11.9% |
| Hambledon | 38 | — | 24.9% |
| Busbridge | 35 | — | 4.1% |
| Elstead | 35 | 30.8 | 7.9% |
| Tilford | 33 | — | 15.0% |
| Frensham | 33 | 49.5 | 14.5% |
| Hascombe | 29 | — | 16.6% |
| Peper Harow | 23 | — | 49.5% |
| Churt | 7 | 14.0 | 0.0% |
| Dockenfield | 1 | — | 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 Waverley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Waverley.
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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 01:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Waverley dataset covers 6,367 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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