How many listed buildings are in England and Wales? 409,276 listed buildings
England and Wales has 409,276 listed buildings, 9,786 of them Grade I, and 9,800 conservation areas. About 9.9% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 9,786
- Grade II*
- 24,191
- Grade II
- 375,299
- Per 1,000 homes
- 16.5
- Conservation areas
- 9,800
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. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence. How we calculate this
All house prices in England and WalesIs a home in England and Wales likely to be in a conservation area?
about 9.9% of homes in England and Wales are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| England and WalesThis area | 9.9% |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 2.4% |
Based on the 83.1% of homes in England and Wales whose councils have published conservation area boundaries. Conservation areas in Wales are not included yet.
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 England and Wales. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
Which part of England and Wales has the most listed buildings?
England has the most listed buildings of the 2 areas of England and Wales, with 379,184.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 379,184 | 16.2 | — |
| Cymru / Wales | 30,112 | 22.4 | — |
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 England and Wales?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in England and Wales.
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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. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence. 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 01:43 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The UK dataset covers 2,376,017 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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