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Listed Buildings

Statutory listed building records from Historic England, Historic Scotland, and Cadw Wales - unified into a single dataset with standardised grading and UPRN resolution.

400K+

Listed Buildings

Great Britain

Coverage

Listing Authorities

Quarterly

Updates

Unified GB Coverage

Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, and Cadw Wales data combined into a single queryable dataset. No need to integrate three separate APIs with different schemas and formats.

Standardised Grading

English/Welsh grades (I, II*, II) and Scottish categories (A, B, C) normalised for consistent filtering. Query by significance level regardless of which nation the building is in.

Official Descriptions

Full listing descriptions from statutory registers preserved. Understand the heritage significance, architectural features, and historical context for each building.

Overview

Authoritative heritage designation data from all three GB listing authorities, normalised into a consistent schema for streamlined integration.

The dataset spans Grade I, II*, and II listings in England and Wales alongside Category A, B, and C designations in Scotland. Each record includes listing date, official description, building classification, and precise coordinates transformed to WGS84 for spatial queries.

Address resolution links listed buildings to property UPRNs where matching is feasible, enabling correlation with transaction history, EPC data, and other property datasets. Welsh records include bilingual metadata preserving both English and Welsh descriptions.

Data is sourced directly from statutory registers maintained by Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, and Cadw. Coverage encompasses all designated listed buildings across Great Britain.

What's Included

Unified GB Coverage

Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, and Cadw Wales data combined into a single queryable dataset. No need to integrate three separate APIs with different schemas and formats.

Standardised Grading

English/Welsh grades (I, II*, II) and Scottish categories (A, B, C) normalised for consistent filtering. Query by significance level regardless of which nation the building is in.

Official Descriptions

Full listing descriptions from statutory registers preserved. Understand the heritage significance, architectural features, and historical context for each building.

UPRN Resolution

Listed buildings matched to property UPRNs through address resolution. Link heritage constraints directly to property records, transactions, and planning applications.

Spatial Queries

All coordinates transformed to WGS84 for consistent spatial operations. Search by bounding box, radius, or polygon to identify heritage constraints within development sites.

Use Cases

Planning Constraint Screening

Identify listed building constraints before submitting planning applications. Understand heritage significance and likely restrictions on alterations or nearby development.

Planning

Property Due Diligence

Screen properties for heritage designations during conveyancing. Listed status affects permitted development rights, insurance requirements, and renovation costs.

Legal

Portfolio Heritage Exposure

Assess heritage risk across property portfolios. Identify assets with listed status affecting maintenance obligations, development potential, or disposal strategy.

Investment

Conservation Project Research

Research listed buildings for restoration projects, heritage-led regeneration, or grant applications. Access official descriptions and designation history.

Heritage

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between grades and categories?

England and Wales use Grade I (exceptional interest), Grade II* (particularly important), and Grade II (special interest). Scotland uses Category A, B, and C with roughly equivalent significance levels. We normalise both systems for consistent querying.

How are buildings matched to UPRNs?

Listed building addresses are processed through our address resolution service to match against Ordnance Survey AddressBase. Historic addresses and boundary changes can affect match rates, so confidence scores indicate reliability.

Does this include scheduled monuments?

This dataset covers listed buildings specifically. Scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, and other heritage designations are available as separate datasets with the same unified approach.

How current is the data?

We sync with Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, and Cadw on a quarterly basis. New listings and amendments are reflected following each sync cycle.