IChurch · listed 1955Church of the Blessed Virgin MaryPhoto: Trevor Durritt LRPS · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Offwell · Historic England
16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Offwell’s built-up area, 368 for every 10,000 residents. 15 of Offwell’s listed buildings are Grade II. 40% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
16
368 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
40%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Offwell
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 Offwell’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
16 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*15 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 Offwell
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
15 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 15 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barton Hall HouseBeckside Cottage and RopleyChurchyard Wall and Steps Approximately 4 Metres East of the Church of St MaryDommet Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of the Chancel of the Church of St MaryGate Piers Approximately 15 Metres North-East of Offwell BartonGate Piers Approximately 4 Metres West of the Old RectoryK6 Telephone KioskOffwell House Including Stables Adjoining to NorthOffwell SchoolOffwell Village CrossOffwell Village Pump Including Boundary WallsPavey Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres South of Nave of the Church of St MaryThatchThatchcoteThe Old Rectory Including Stables to East
How the list grew
More than half of Offwell’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 10
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 10 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
40% of Offwell’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
42%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
3.3%
1919–29
5%
1930s
6.6%
1945–54
9.9%
1955–64
9.9%
1965–72
6.6%
1973–82
6.6%
1983–92
6.6%
1993–99
3.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
OffwellEngland & Wales
42% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 9.9% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Offwell
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offwell | 435 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Honiton | 12,155 | 107 | 0 | B+ |
| Colyton | 1,938 | 65 | 1 | A |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 14 | 0 | B− |
| Feniton | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Seaton | 7,429 | 15 | 1 | C+ |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 49 | 1 | A− |
| Axminster | 6,094 | 53 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Offwell in brief
Old houses are part of Offwell’s character: 40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1988, when 10 of the 16 went on the list. Beyond that, Edward Copleston (1776) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Offwell’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Offwell?
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Offwell’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 15 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Offwell?
One: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
When were Offwell’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 10, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Offwell?
40% of homes were built before 1919 and 48% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Offwell 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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