IChurch · listed 1965Church of St SwithunPhoto: Robin Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: BazzaDaRambler · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
History of Sandford · Historic England
Old homes in Sandford: 49% built before 1919
For Sandford, that is 3 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Sandford’s built-up area, 487 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
31
487 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
49%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Sandford
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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 Sandford’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
31 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*28 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 Sandford
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*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Sandford
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1985Barton CourtPhoto: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1965Stone Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Swithun
What’s protected
Most of Sandford’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas16
Churches, chapels & priories5
Walls, gates & bridges5
Public & civic buildings3
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
16 entries (52%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
28 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 28 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Chapel CottageChest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres North West of Church of St SwithunChurchyard Retaining Wall and Gates Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Swithun Including Raised Pavement to South EastCongregational Church Including Front Railings, Gate and Cobbled Surface Adjoining to SouthCoronation PumpCourt Cottage and Adjoining Cobbled PathFairview and Number 24 the SquareFront Wall and Gate Posts Between Town Barton and Barton CourtJadini Cottage Including Adjoining High Cob Wall to South EastLinhay Adjoining to North West of Star HouseLinhay Approximately 4 Metres West of Town Barton Including Cob Wall to EastMount Pleasant Cottage Willow CottageNos 1 and 2 Gaters Cottages Including Barn Adjoining to NorthNumbers 128 and 129 ShutePark House Including Adjoining Outbuildings to WestPark House LodgeRudge HouseSandford SchoolSexton's Cottage and Store Approximately 35 Metres South West of Church of St SwithunStar HouseThe Lamb Inn Including Raised Pavement to SouthThe Old ManseThe Old SmithyThe ParsonageThe SaddlersTiny Thatch and Clovelly Cottage and Adjoining Cobbled StepsTown Barton2 Prospect Place
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Sandford
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE24 ha
24 hain conservation areas, of 24 ha inside the built-up area.
31 of the 31 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
More than half of Sandford’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 241965 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1965, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 24 came in 1985, 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 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.
Homes by age
49% of Sandford’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
47%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
3.1%
1930s
7.6%
1945–54
1.4%
1955–64
7.6%
1965–72
7.6%
1973–82
7.6%
1983–92
5.8%
1993–99
3.1%
2000–08
4.5%
2009–15
3.1%
2016–25
SandfordEngland & Wales
47% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 7.6% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Sandford
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford | 637 | 31 | 1 | — |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 186 | 1 | A |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 12 | 1 | A− |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 54 | 1 | A+ |
| Bow | 1,122 | 26 | 0 | A |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 44 | 1 | A |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 762 | 22 | A− |
In brief
Sandford in brief
More of Sandford’s homes are old than in most places: 49% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 31 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it.
Most entries on the list, 52%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1985, when 24 of the 31 went on the list. The rest is about typical: Ashley Dukes (1885) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Sandford’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Sandford?
Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Sandford’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 28 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Sandford?
One: Church of St Swithun.
Are there scheduled monuments in Sandford?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Churchyard cross 2m south east of Sandford church porch.
How many conservation areas are there in Sandford?
1, covering about 24 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Sandford’s buildings listed?
The first in 1965; the most, 24, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Sandford?
49% of homes were built before 1919 and 52% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Sandford 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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