IChurch · listed 1961Church of St Peter & St PaulOn the list as Church of St Peter and St PaulPhoto: Rob Farrow · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Mount: a motte and bailey castle · Photo: Malcolm Butler · CC BY-SA 4.0C−History Grade
History of Flitwick · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Flitwick’s built-up area, 10 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 5.9% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town. Flitwick grades C− for history: #23 of 33 in Bedfordshire.
Listed buildings
14
10 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
5.9%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Flitwick in 7 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I listed
Flitwick ManorGrade II* listed
Flitwick MillGrade II listed
Holmes FarmhouseGrade II listed
117, Station RoadGrade II listed+2See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Flitwick in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Flitwick’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 9neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
14 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*12 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Flitwick
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Flitwick
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1952Flitwick ManorPhoto: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
12 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
How the list grew
7 of Flitwick’s 14 listed buildings were added in 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 7
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 7 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
1 registered park or garden
Flitwick ManorGrade II
History Grade
Flitwick grades C− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (20 points, 15 per 10,000 residents)More than 39% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (5.9%)More than 12% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
5.9% of Flitwick’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
3.4%
Before 1900
2.6%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
2.3%
1930s
1.8%
1945–54
13%
1955–64
5.5%
1965–72
30%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
12%
1993–99
6.1%
2000–08
1.3%
2009–15
7.5%
2016–25
FlitwickEngland & Wales
3.4% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 30% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Flitwick has the 110th most Grade I buildings of 576 towns its size
Places of 8,000–22,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Flitwick1
#405 of 576for listed buildings per resident (10 per 10,000). Brecon, Ludlow and Bridport lead.
109 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Flitwick
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flitwick | 13,668 | 14 | 1 | C− |
| Westoning | 2,097 | 7 | 0 | C |
| Ampthill | 8,825 | 122 | 1 | A− |
| Flitton | 1,531 | 13 | 2 | B+ |
| Maulden | 2,486 | 20 | 0 | B− |
| Harlington | 2,287 | 15 | 1 | C+ |
| Silsoe | 3,419 | 30 | 0 | B− |
| Lidlington | 1,300 | 4 | 0 | C |
In brief
Flitwick in brief
Flitwick has 14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Peter & St Paul. Only 109 of the 576 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its homes are mostly newer: 5.9% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Flitwick’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Flitwick?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Flitwick’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Flitwick?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Are there scheduled monuments in Flitwick?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including The Mount: a motte and bailey castle.
When were Flitwick’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 7, in 1985.
Are there old photos of Flitwick?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Flitwick?
5.9% of homes were built before 1919 and 9.6% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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