II*Walls & gates · listed 1967Balustrades, Gateway and Bridge on Terrace to South East of Risley HallPhoto: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Balustrades, Gateway and Bridge on Terrace to South East of Risley Hall · Photo: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Risley · Historic England
16 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Risley’s built-up area, 734 for every 10,000 residents. 11 of Risley’s listed buildings are Grade II. 40% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
16
734 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
5
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
40%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Risley in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Balustrades, Gateway and Bridge on Terrace to South East of Risley HallGrade II* listed
Church of All SaintsGrade II* listed
Latin College and the Latin CottageGrade II* listed
Latin HouseGrade II* listed
The Old School HouseGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Risley’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
16 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I5 Grade II*11 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 5 Grade II* listed buildings in Risley
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 1967Church of All SaintsPhoto: Oxymoron · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1952Latin College and the Latin CottagePhoto: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1952Latin HousePhoto: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Public · listed 1952The Old School HousePhoto: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II
11 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 11 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bobbin Milepost East of Risley Grammar School (Sk 4635 3574)Brook HouseChurch CottageChurchyard Walls, Gates and War Memorial to South of All Saints ChurchGarden Walls and Gateway to North of Risley HallPair of Chest Tombs 15 Metres South of South Door to All Saints ChurchPair of Matching Urns to East of Garden Front of Risley HallRisley Hall and Attached Garden WallRisleyhall Farmhouse and Attached BarnThe Grammar SchoolWalls to Front of the Latin House and Latin College
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 41% of Risley
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Risley 198419 ha
19 hain conservation areas, of 47 ha inside the built-up area.
14 of the 16 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 Risley’s 16 listed buildings were added in 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 6
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1952. 6 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
40% of Risley’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
37%
Before 1900
5.6%
1900–18
10%
1919–29
16%
1930s
5.6%
1945–54
10%
1955–64
0%
1965–72
2.2%
1973–82
4.4%
1983–92
4.4%
1993–99
5.6%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
RisleyEngland & Wales
37% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, which added 16% 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Risley
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risley | 218 | 16 | 0 | — |
| Sandiacre | 9,373 | 13 | 1 | C |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 17 | 1 | C+ |
| Stapleford | 15,041 | 16 | 1 | C+ |
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | 29 | 1 | B− |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 6 | 0 | C− |
| Borrowash | 7,171 | 33 | 0 | B |
| Beeston | 52,359 | 44 | 1 | C |
In brief
Risley in brief
More of Risley’s homes are old than in most places: 40% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 16 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1984. Beyond that, Teresa Hooley (1888) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Risley’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Risley?
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Risley’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 5 Grade II* and 11 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Risley?
1, covering about 19 hectares of the town. The largest is Risley.
When were Risley’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 6, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Risley?
40% of homes were built before 1919 and 65% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Risley has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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