How many listed buildings are in Darlington? 540 listed buildings
Darlington has 540 listed buildings, 10 of them Grade I, and 17 conservation areas. About 8.4% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 10
- Grade II*
- 32
- Grade II
- 498
- Per 1,000 homes
- 11.0
- Fewer listed buildings per home than
- 58% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 17
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 DarlingtonIs a home in Darlington likely to be in a conservation area?
About as likely as anywhere: about 8.4% of homes in Darlington are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| DarlingtonThis area | 8.4% |
| 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 Darlington. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Darlington?
Darlington has 10 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| BUTLER HOUSE AND THE RECTORY | 1952 |
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST ANDREW | 1952 |
| CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT | 1952 |
| CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL | 1967 |
| CROFT BRIDGE | 1967 |
| CROFT BRIDGE | 1951 |
| Skerne Bridge | 2021 |
| THORNTON HALL | 1952 |
| WALWORTH CASTLE | 1952 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Darlington?
Darlington has 17 conservation areas. West End has the most homes, about 1,860, and was designated in 1968.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| West End | 1968 | 1,860 |
| Stockton & Darlington Railway: Northgate | 1974 | 437 |
| Haughton-le-Skerne | 1968 | 279 |
| Heighington | — | 277 |
| Darlington Town Centre | 1976 | 203 |
| Cockerton Village | 1968 | 157 |
| Middleton One Row | 1972 | 155 |
| Sadberge | — | 154 |
| Hurworth | 1970 | 152 |
| Bishopton | 1972 | 139 |
| Victoria Embankment | 1990 | 74 |
| High Coniscliffe | 1974 | 63 |
| Summerhouse | 1978 | 42 |
| Piercebridge | 1972 | 39 |
| Parkgate | 2015 | 29 |
| Coatham Mundeville | 1980 | 19 |
| Denton | 1981 | 19 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Darlington?
Yes, Darlington has 18 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Anglo-Saxon cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
- Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
- Coatham Mundeville medieval village, fishpond and areas of rig and furrow
- Coniscliffe Road waterworks
- Deserted medieval village at Walworth
- Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
- Deserted medieval village of West Hartburn, 100m north-east of Foster House
- Ketton Bridge
- Medieval moated manorial site of Low Dinsdale at the Manor House
- Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton
- Piercebridge Roman fort
- Pre-Conquest and post-Conquest church and graveyard and medieval and post-medieval manors at Sockburn
- Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge
- Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
- Smotherlaw round barrow
- Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
- Tower Hill motte castle, 370m north-east of Dinsdale Spa
- World War II bombing decoy control shelter 600m south east of Great Burdon Farm
Which part of Darlington has the most listed buildings?
Heighington has the most listed buildings of the 23 areas of Darlington, with 58.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heighington | 58 | 50.5 | 24.1% |
| Hurworth | 43 | 29.4 | 10.4% |
| High Coniscliffe | 27 | — | 53.4% |
| Neasham | 23 | — | 0.0% |
| Piercebridge | 17 | — | 70.9% |
| Middleton St George | 16 | 7.4 | 7.2% |
| Coatham Mundeville | 15 | — | 27.1% |
| Walworth | 15 | — | 0.0% |
| Summerhouse | 14 | — | 100.0% |
| Houghton Le Side | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Sadberge | 10 | — | 48.9% |
| Great Burdon | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Killerby | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Brafferton | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Denton | 7 | — | 82.6% |
| Bishopton | 7 | — | 87.4% |
| Great Stainton | 6 | — | 0.0% |
| Morton Palms | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Whessoe | 4 | 7.2 | 0.0% |
| Barmpton | 3 | — | 0.0% |
| Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent | 3 | — | 0.0% |
| Little Stainton | 1 | — | 0.0% |
| East and West Newbiggin | 0 | — | 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 Darlington?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Darlington.
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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 01:32 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Darlington dataset covers 4,314 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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