Photo: TR001 · CC BY-SA 3.010 listed buildings
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Solva’s built-up area, 153 for every 10,000 residents. Every listed building in Solva is Grade II. 35% of its homes were built before 1919.
Where Solva’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
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.
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
1 conservation area covers 25% of Solva
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
10 of the 10 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
More than half of Solva’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
The first 9 entries were listed in 1991. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
35% of Solva’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, 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.
Listed buildings in the places around Solva
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solva | 654 | 10 | 0 | — |
| St Davids | 1,345 | 116 | 8 | A+ |
| Haverfordwest | 12,088 | 321 | 3 | A |
| Crundale | 1,065 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Merlin's Bridge | 2,220 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Johnston | 1,766 | 2 | 0 | C− |
Solva in brief
More of Solva’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 10 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1997. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1991: 9 of 10.
Questions about Solva’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Solva?
Cadw lists 10 buildings inside Solva’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Solva?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Solva.
When were Solva’s buildings listed?
The first in 1991; the most, 9, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Solva?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Solva 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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