II*Church · listed 1967Church of St GomondaPhoto: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Rod Allday · CC BY-SA 2.0BHistory Grade
History of Roche · Historic England
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Roche’s built-up area, 48 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 23% of its homes were built before 1919. Roche grades B for history.
Listed buildings
11
48 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Roche
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos 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 Roche’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*10 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 II*
The Grade II* listed building in Roche
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Cock Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St GomondaCross circa 35m south of The Old RectoryHigman Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Roche Wesleyan Methodist ChurchRoche War MemorialRoche Wesleyan Methodist Church and Attached SchoolroomStile at the West Entrance to the Churchyard About 10 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St GomondaThe Old RectoryUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St GomondaUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St GomondaYelland Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Gomonda
How the list grew
More than half of Roche’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 8
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1967. 8 came in 1987, 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.
History Grade
Roche grades B for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (14 points, 61 per 10,000 residents)More than 50% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (23%)More than 70% 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
23% of Roche’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
19%
Before 1900
3.9%
1900–18
4%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
0.5%
1945–54
3%
1955–64
5.9%
1965–72
6.7%
1973–82
8.6%
1983–92
9.5%
1993–99
17%
2000–08
15%
2009–15
5.5%
2016–25
RocheEngland & Wales
19% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2000–08, which added 17% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Roche
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche | 2,311 | 11 | 0 | B |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 6 | 0 | C+ |
| St Dennis | 2,363 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 3,888 | 8 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Roche in brief
Old houses are part of Roche’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 11 listed buildings. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 8 of 11. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Roche’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Roche?
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Roche’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Roche?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church.
When were Roche’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 8, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Roche?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 29% 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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