Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.022 listed buildings
Historic England counts them inside High Beech’s built-up area, 1,183 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 19% of its homes were built before 1919.
Where High Beech’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.
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.
Most of High Beech’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
17 entries (77%) are houses, terraces and villas.
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.
22 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 22 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
8 of High Beech’s 22 listed buildings were added in 1974
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
The first 1 entry was listed in 1953. 8 came in 1974, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 3 have been added in the last 15 years.
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.
Listed buildings in the places around High Beech
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Beech | 186 | 22 | 0 | — |
| Loughton | 33,338 | 41 | 0 | C |
| Waltham Abbey | 18,645 | 72 | 2 | B− |
| Buckhurst Hill | 11,749 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Waltham Cross | 11,936 | 10 | 1 | C− |
| Theydon Bois | 3,540 | 9 | 0 | C− |
| Chigwell | 12,251 | 40 | 0 | C+ |
| Abridge | 1,651 | 11 | 0 | C+ |
High Beech in brief
High Beech has 22 listed buildings. Of the whole list, 77% are houses, terraces and villas. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument; and 19% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about High Beech’s history
How many listed buildings are there in High Beech?
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside High Beech’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 22 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in High Beech?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill.
When were High Beech’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 8, in 1974.
How old are the homes in High Beech?
19% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
High Beech 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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