II*Church · listed 1972Church of St MichaelPhoto: Graemev2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St Michael · Photo: Graemev2 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−History Grade
History of Sandhurst · Historic England
22 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Sandhurst’s built-up area, 11 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 20 of Sandhurst’s listed buildings. 6.3% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. Sandhurst grades C− for history: #22 of 30 in Berkshire.
Listed buildings
22
11 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
6.3%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Sandhurst in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Old College with attached lamps, Royal Military AcademyGrade II* listed
Rackshaw FarmhouseGrade II listed
Ancient WellGrade II listed
Statue of Queen Victoria southeast of lampholders, main avenue to south east of Royal Military AcademyGrade II listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Sandhurst’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 15neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
22 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*20 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 II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Sandhurst
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Public · listed 1972Old Building With Attached Lamps, Royal Military AcademyOn the list as Old College with attached lamps, Royal Military AcademyPhoto: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Sandhurst’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas9
Churches, chapels & priories7
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Walls, gates & bridges1
9 entries (41%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
20 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.
All 20 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ancient WellChapel Square No 4, Royal Military AcademyChapel Square No 5, Royal Military AcademyChapel Square Nos 1, 2 and 3, Royal Military AcademyChapel Square Nos 6, 7 and 8, Royal Military AcademyDawn CottageForest End HouseGymnasium, Royal Military AcademyLake House and Attached Front Wall, Royal Military AcademyLibrary, Royal Military AcademyMonument to Napoleon Prince Imperial at south east corner New College, Royal Military AcademyNew Building, Royal Military AcademyOld Farm CottageRackshaw FarmhouseRoyal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military AcademySandhurst FarmhouseSandhurst War Memorial, Memorial ParkStatue of Queen Victoria southeast of lampholders, main avenue to south east of Royal Military AcademyWar Memorial in Chapel Square at Royal Military Academy109 and 111, High Street
How the list grew
9 of Sandhurst’s 22 listed buildings were added in 1972
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1972 · 91998 · 8
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1966. 9 came in 1972, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Sandhurst 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 (24 points, 12 per 10,000 residents)More than 40% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (6.3%)More than 13% 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
6.3% of Sandhurst’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
4.1%
Before 1900
2.2%
1900–18
1.6%
1919–29
2.1%
1930s
2%
1945–54
18%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
29%
1973–82
19%
1983–92
4.8%
1993–99
3.7%
2000–08
0.1%
2009–15
2.7%
2016–25
SandhurstEngland & Wales
4.1% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 29% 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 (60 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
5 notable people born in Sandhurst before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Wright
William Russell
William Patterson
Agatha Harrison
William Joseph Ashby
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William Patterson1859–1946 · English cricketer (1859-1946)
William Russell1838–1913 · New Zealand politician, born 1838
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William Wright1816–1877 · Australian politician born 1816
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Agatha Harrison1885–1954 · English industrial welfare reformer and unofficial diplomat
William Joseph Ashby1885–1953 · Rugby union player (1885-1953)
Everyone born in Sandhurst → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Sandhurst
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhurst | 20,220 | 22 | 0 | C− |
| Blackwater | 7,170 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Hawley | 2,581 | 5 | 0 | C− |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 7 | 0 | D |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 19 | 0 | C− |
| Camberley | 36,787 | 28 | 0 | C− |
| Minley | 1,041 | 7 | 0 | C |
| Frimley | 15,101 | 13 | 0 | D |
In brief
Sandhurst in brief
Sandhurst has 22 listed buildings, including Church of St Michael. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include William Patterson (1859), William Russell (1838) and William Wright (1816). Its homes are mostly newer: 6.3% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns.
Questions about Sandhurst’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Sandhurst?
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Sandhurst’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 20 Grade II.
When were Sandhurst’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 9, in 1972.
Who was born in Sandhurst?
Among people born before 1900: William Patterson (1859), William Russell (1838), William Wright (1816), Agatha Harrison (1885) and William Joseph Ashby (1885).
How old are the homes in Sandhurst?
6.3% of homes were built before 1919 and 10% 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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