IChurch · listed 1967Church of St PeterPhoto: Dave Pape · Public domain
Church of St Peter · Photo: Dave Pape · Public domain–Not graded
History of Hope · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Hope’s built-up area, 153 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 4 scheduled monuments. 37% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
13
153 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
4
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
37%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Hope’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.
13 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Hope
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
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.
All 12 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 32% of Hope
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Hope 199215 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 47 ha inside the built-up area.
13 of the 13 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
6 of Hope’s 13 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 61967 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 6 came in 1984, 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.
4 scheduled monuments
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
37% of Hope’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
29%
Before 1900
7.6%
1900–18
7.6%
1919–29
9.6%
1930s
7.6%
1945–54
5.8%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
9.6%
1973–82
3.8%
1983–92
0%
1993–99
3.8%
2000–08
2%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
HopeEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 13% 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 (38 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hope
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 849 | 13 | 1 | — |
| Bradwell | 1,368 | 12 | 0 | A− |
| Hathersage | 1,861 | 30 | 1 | A |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 26 | 1 | A |
| Dove Holes | 1,156 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7,235 | 27 | 0 | B |
| Calver | 1,073 | 14 | 0 | A− |
| Chinley | 1,913 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
In brief
Hope in brief
Old houses are part of Hope’s character: 37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1992. The rest is about typical: it also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Hope’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hope?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Hope’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hope?
One: Church of St Peter.
Are there scheduled monuments in Hope?
Yes, 4 scheduled monuments, including Anglian high cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, Hope Motte, Standing cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church and Wayside cross known as Eccles Cross.
How many conservation areas are there in Hope?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Hope.
When were Hope’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 6, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Hope?
37% of homes were built before 1919 and 54% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Hope 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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