IChurch · listed 1967Church of St AndrewPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Six Bells Public House · Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0C+History Grade
History of Boreham · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Boreham’s built-up area, 51 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Boreham, 16 are Grade II. 6.9% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town. Boreham grades C+ for history: #43 of 81 in Essex.
Listed buildings
18
51 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
6.9%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Boreham in 7 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St AndrewGrade I listed
The Old RectoryGrade II* listed
BabylonGrade II listed
The Cock InnGrade II listed
Clock House and Clock House Cottage.Grade II listed+2See 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.
Through time
Boreham in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Boreham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
18 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*16 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 Boreham
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 Grade II* listed building in Boreham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1967The Old RectoryPhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
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
BabylonBarn North East of Old HallBoreham LodgeBoreham Manor North and Boreham Manor SouthCayntonClock House and Clock House Cottage.Coppers and Ebenezer CottageOld HallShottesbrookSix Bells Public HouseThe ChestnutsThe Cock InnThe Old VicarageThe Wine Barrel1 and 2, Mcmillan's Cottages1, 2 and 3, Maltings Cottages
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 6.7% of Boreham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Boreham Church Road 19814 ha
Boreham Roman Road and Plantation Road 19872 ha
7 hain conservation areas, of 97 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Boreham Church Road, was designated in 1981; the newest, Boreham Roman Road and Plantation Road, in 1987. 12 of the 18 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
7 of Boreham’s 18 listed buildings were added in 1975
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1975 · 71967 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 7 came in 1975, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Boreham grades C+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (21 points, 59 per 10,000 residents)More than 56% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (6.9%)More than 15% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
6.9% of Boreham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
5.4%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
3.3%
1919–29
4.2%
1930s
2.9%
1945–54
8.7%
1955–64
20%
1965–72
9.9%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
8.9%
1993–99
3.6%
2000–08
1.8%
2009–15
16%
2016–25
BorehamEngland & Wales
5.4% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 20% 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 (8 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Boreham has the 95th most Grade I buildings of 1,125 towns its size
Places of 2,000–6,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Boreham1
#511 of 1,125for listed buildings per resident (51 per 10,000). Sandwich, Wells-next-the-Sea and Tenby lead.
94 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Boreham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreham | 3,561 | 18 | 1 | C+ |
| Hatfield Peverel | 3,622 | 23 | 0 | B− |
| Chelmsford | 110,612 | 231 | 3 | B− |
| Broomfield | 3,491 | 26 | 0 | C+ |
| Danbury | 6,196 | 60 | 1 | B+ |
| Little Waltham | 1,038 | 34 | 0 | B+ |
| Witham | 27,395 | 96 | 1 | B− |
| Great Leighs | 2,968 | 17 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Boreham in brief
The official list counts 18 listed buildings in Boreham, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Andrew. Only 94 of the 1,125 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1981. Its homes are mostly newer: 6.9% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns.
Questions about Boreham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Boreham?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Boreham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Boreham?
One: Church of St Andrew.
How many conservation areas are there in Boreham?
2, covering about 7 hectares of the town. The largest are Boreham Church Road and Boreham Roman Road and Plantation Road.
When were Boreham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 7, in 1975.
Are there old photos of Boreham?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Boreham?
6.9% of homes were built before 1919 and 14% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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