IChurch · listed 1967Church of St GerransPhoto: Cornish Keymers · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Gerrans · Photo: Cornish Keymers · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Portscatho · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Portscatho’s built-up area, 306 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 35% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
306 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
35%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Portscatho’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
18 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*17 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.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Portscatho
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
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Boatmens ShelterChest Tomb to Oxenberry Family at 7 Metres North of Church of Saint Gerrans TowerChest Tomb to Williams Family at 2 M North of Church of Saint Gerrans TowerCross at 3 M South of Church of Saint Gerrans PorchDormer Cottage and ByewaysFinger Signpost at SW873351Laburnum CottagePortscatho United Reformed ChurchRoseland CottageStile at Approx 40 Metres South West of Treloan FarmhouseThe AnchorageThe RectoryVictoria TerraceVictoria TerraceVictoria TerraceVictoria Terrace and Garden Wall3 River Street and nos. 1 and 1a North Parade
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 36% of Portscatho
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Portscatho 19916 ha
Gerrans 19916 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 35 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Portscatho and Gerrans, were designated in 1991; the newest, Gerrans, in 1991. 17 of the 18 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Portscatho’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 15
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 15 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have 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.
Homes by age
35% of Portscatho’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
2.2%
1900–18
2.9%
1919–29
5.7%
1930s
8.6%
1945–54
5.7%
1955–64
12%
1965–72
5.7%
1973–82
6.4%
1983–92
3.5%
1993–99
6.4%
2000–08
4.2%
2009–15
3.5%
2016–25
PortscathoEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 12% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Portscatho
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portscatho | 588 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 38 | 1 | A |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 209 | 0 | A |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 24 | 0 | A− |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 210 | 0 | A |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 54 | 0 | A+ |
| Truro | 23,060 | 316 | 1 | A |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 10 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Portscatho in brief
More of Portscatho’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1991. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 15 of 18. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Portscatho’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Portscatho?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Portscatho’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Portscatho?
One: Church of St Gerrans.
Are there scheduled monuments in Portscatho?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Wayside cross in St Gerran's churchyard.
How many conservation areas are there in Portscatho?
2, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest are Portscatho and Gerrans.
When were Portscatho’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 15, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Portscatho?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 43% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Portscatho 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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