Photo: Talskiddy at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5No listed buildings inside Mawgan Porth’s built-up area
From Mawgan Porth, the nearest Grade I building is in St Eval, 4.2 km away. Beside its listed buildings, Mawgan Porth has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
No listed buildings
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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.
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.
28% of Mawgan Porth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 11% 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.
Listed buildings in the places around Mawgan Porth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawgan Porth | 487 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newquay | 24,543 | 32 | 1 | C+ |
| Quintrell Downs | 1,358 | 1 | 0 | D |
| St Columb Major | 3,663 | 82 | 1 | A |
| St Merryn | 1,344 | 8 | 0 | C+ |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 3,888 | 8 | 0 | B− |
| St Newlyn East | 1,038 | 12 | 0 | A− |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 132 | 2 | A+ |
Mawgan Porth in brief
Old houses are part of Mawgan Porth’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Mawgan Porth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Mawgan Porth?
Historic England lists no buildings inside Mawgan Porth’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary). Listed buildings nearby may sit just outside it.
Are there scheduled monuments in Mawgan Porth?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick.
How old are the homes in Mawgan Porth?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Mawgan Porth has no History Grade.
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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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