II*Church · listed 1966St Ystyffan's ChurchOn the list as Church of St YstyffanPhoto: Miss Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Llansteffan · Cadw
Llansteffan: 44% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Llansteffan has 3 times the share. Cadw lists 18 buildings inside Llansteffan’s built-up area, 441 for every 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings
18
441 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
44%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Llansteffan
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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 Llansteffan’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.
18 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*16 Grade II
Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings 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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Llansteffan
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Inns & shops · listed 1966Vale View
Grade II
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Albion House, including forecourt railingsCartrefCyncoed, including area railings.Ffynnon FairFfynnon Fair HouseMilestoneNolands, including forecourt railings.Osbourne House, including area railings.Park VillaPlas-y-CoedRailings and area walls at Plas-y-Coed and Park Villa.Telephone Call-boxTelephone Call-box outside the Old Pound.The Sticks HotelThe StoresWell Cottage with forecourt railings and gate
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 88% of Llansteffan
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Llansteffan 197128 ha
28 hain conservation areas, of 31 ha inside the built-up area.
18 of the 18 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Llansteffan’s listed buildings were added in one year, 2002
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
2002 · 14
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1966. 14 came in 2002. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
44% of Llansteffan’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
1.8%
1900–18
1.8%
1919–29
0.9%
1930s
4.4%
1945–54
0.9%
1955–64
5.3%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
12%
1983–92
14%
1993–99
4.4%
2000–08
1.8%
2009–15
0.9%
2016–25
LlansteffanEngland & Wales
42% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1993–99, which added 14% 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 Llansteffan
In brief
Llansteffan in brief
More of Llansteffan’s homes are old than in most places: 44% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 18 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1971. The big year was 2002, when 14 of the 18 went on the list.
Questions about Llansteffan’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Llansteffan?
Cadw lists 18 buildings inside Llansteffan’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Llansteffan?
1, covering about 28 hectares of the town. The largest is Llansteffan.
When were Llansteffan’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 14, in 2002.
How old are the homes in Llansteffan?
44% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Llansteffan has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments and historic parks and gardens: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales.
Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, 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 · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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