How many listed buildings are in Kirklees? 2,981 listed buildings

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

About as likely as anywhere: about 8.8% of homes in Kirklees are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

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

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Kirklees?

Kirklees has 10 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Kirklees?

Kirklees has 60 conservation areas. Birkby has the most homes, about 1,645, and was designated in 1989.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area. Showing the 50 with the most homes.

Are there scheduled monuments in Kirklees?

Yes, Kirklees has 22 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Anglian high cross fragment known as Walton Cross
• Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg
• Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands
• Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle
• Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village
• Close Gate Bridge
• Crosland Lower Hall moated site
• Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm
• Grimscar Roman tilery
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as the Old Bull Ring 500m north of Meal Hill
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Market cross at Highburton
• Netherhall barn
• Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
• Standing cross at Emley
• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Turn Bridge, Quay Street

Which part of Kirklees has the most listed buildings?

Holme Valley has the most listed buildings of the 5 areas of Kirklees, with 454.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

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