IChurch · listed 1960Church of St MichaelPhoto: Trevor Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Fobbing · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Fobbing’s built-up area, 203 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Fobbing, 16 are Grade II. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
203 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
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Fobbing
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 Fobbing’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 Fobbing
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 Fobbing
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1960Copeland HousePhoto: Hjamesberglen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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
Fisher's CottageFobbing HallHillcrest CottagesPell HouseProsbus HallThatched and Weatherboard Cart Lodge at Fisher's CottageThatched and Weatherboarded Barn at Fisher's CottageThatched and Weatherboarded Granary at Fisher's CottageWeatherboarded Granary at Curtis's FarmWheelers HouseWhite Lion Public House1 and 2 Church View Cottages1 and 2 Curtis Cottages1 and 2 Paynes Cottages1 and 2, Lion Hill1 and 3 Ship Cottages
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 13% of Fobbing
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Fobbing 197611 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 83 ha inside the built-up area.
18 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
9 of Fobbing’s 18 listed buildings were added in 1960
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1960 · 91981 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 9 entries were listed in 1960, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Fobbing
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fobbing | 888 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 29,527 | 18 | 2 | C− |
| Basildon | 115,935 | 21 | 1 | D |
| Horndon on the Hill | 1,510 | 20 | 1 | B |
| North Benfleet | 1,765 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Southfields | 1,167 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| East Tilbury | 5,751 | 12 | 0 | D |
| Crays Hill | 1,218 | 0 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Fobbing in brief
The official list counts 18 listed buildings in Fobbing, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1976. Beyond that, 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Fobbing’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Fobbing?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Fobbing’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Fobbing?
One: Church of St Michael.
How many conservation areas are there in Fobbing?
1, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest is Fobbing.
When were Fobbing’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 9, in 1960.
How old are the homes in Fobbing?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 21% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Fobbing 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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