II*Public · listed 1952Bicton HouseOn the list as Bicton House, Devon School of AgriculturePhoto: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Ning-ning · Public domain–Not graded
History of Colaton Raleigh · Historic England
24 listed buildings, 6 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area, 873 for every 10,000 residents. 18 of Colaton Raleigh’s listed buildings are Grade II. 31% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
24
873 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
31%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Colaton Raleigh in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Bicton House, Devon School of AgricultureGrade II* listed
Church of St John the BaptistGrade II* listed
Orangery Including Hot Houses Adjoining to North West and South EastGrade II* listed
Place CourtGrade II* listed
Sidmouth Lodge and Adjoining Boundary WallsGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Colaton Raleigh’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Park or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
24 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I6 Grade II*18 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 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Colaton Raleigh
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 1961Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1987Orangery Including Hot Houses Adjoining to North West and South EastPhoto: Mark A Coleman · CC BY 3.0
II*Public · listed 1952Place CourtPhoto: Simon Cobb · CC0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1952Sidmouth Lodge and Adjoining Boundary WallsPhoto: Kevin Hale · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1987The Hermitage Including Pond, Rockeries and Waterfalls to the SouthPhoto: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Colaton Raleigh’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas12
Walls, gates & bridges4
Churches, chapels & priories4
Public & civic buildings3
Street furniture1
12 entries (50%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
18 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 18 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 12 Metres South West of Place CourtBoundary Wall and Gates to North and East of Churchyard of St JohnBoundary Walls Approximately 35 Metres North and 40 Metres East of Place CourtChurch CottageDairy House FarmhouseForge Approximately 50 Metres North East of Bicton HouseFormer Barn adjoining Drupe CottageGate Piers and Railings Adjoining to South of New LodgeHardys FarmhouseJubilee PumpNumber 1 (Drupes Cottages ) and Rose CottageNumber 10 (Quashbrook) and Dew CottageNumbers 1 (Laburnum Cottage), 2 and 3 Pikes CottagesNumbers 1 and 2 Baileys CottagesPenny Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St JohnRailway CottageSmith Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North of Chapel of Church of St John3, The Proopery
How the list grew
More than half of Colaton Raleigh’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 19
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1952. 19 came in 1987, 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 registered park or garden
BictonGrade I
Homes by age
31% of Colaton Raleigh’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
3.2%
1900–18
3.2%
1919–29
7.1%
1930s
7.9%
1945–54
4%
1955–64
4%
1965–72
7.9%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
7.9%
1993–99
7.1%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
3.2%
2016–25
Colaton RaleighEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, 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 (1 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Colaton Raleigh
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaton Raleigh | 275 | 24 | 0 | — |
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | 24 | 0 | B+ |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 233 | 2 | A |
| Budleigh Salterton | 5,237 | 37 | 0 | B+ |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 2 | 0 | C− |
| Woodbury | 1,749 | 45 | 1 | A |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 49 | 1 | A− |
| Exmouth | 35,502 | 117 | 1 | B+ |
In brief
Colaton Raleigh in brief
Old houses are part of Colaton Raleigh’s character: 31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 24 listed buildings. Of the whole list, 50% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 19 of 24.
Questions about Colaton Raleigh’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Colaton Raleigh?
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 18 Grade II.
When were Colaton Raleigh’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 19, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Colaton Raleigh?
31% of homes were built before 1919 and 41% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Colaton Raleigh 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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