II*Public · listed 1974Netley CastlePhoto: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0
Netley Castle · Photo: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0C+History Grade
History of Netley · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Netley’s built-up area, 21 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 4 old views of the town. 11% of its homes were built before 1919. Netley grades C+ for history: #30 of 76 in Hampshire.
Listed buildings
13
21 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Netley in 12 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.
Netley AbbeyScheduled monument
Chapel in the Grounds of the Royal Victoria HospitalGrade II* listed
Prince Consort Public HouseGrade II listed
Church of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II listed
Netley Railway StationGrade II listed+7See 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
Netley from 1890 to 1915
4 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1890
c. 1890
c. 1913
c. 1915Public 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 Netley’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 4neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*10 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Netley
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Public · listed 1974Chapel in the Grounds of the Royal Victoria HospitalPhoto: Tim Firkins · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Church · listed 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Shaun Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
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
Bradgate ManorChurch of St Edward the ConfessorLodge to the Royal Victoria Hospital Lodge to the Royal Victoria Hospital Fronting to Victoria RoadNetley Castle, Abbots LodgeNetley GrangeNetley LodgeNetley Railway StationOfficers' Mess in the Grounds of the Royal Victoria HospitalPrince Consort Public HouseThe Empire Building
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 15% of Netley
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Netley Abbey 198124 ha
24 hain conservation areas, of 168 ha inside the built-up area.
6 of the 13 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
6 of Netley’s 13 listed buildings were added in 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1955. 6 came in 1983, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
3 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
1 registered park or garden
History Grade
Netley 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 (23 points, 36 per 10,000 residents)More than 51% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (11%)More than 27% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Netley
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netley | 6,309 | 13 | 0 | C+ |
| Hamble-le-Rice | 4,613 | 37 | 0 | B− |
| Bursledon | 8,072 | 26 | 0 | C |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 19,857 | 25 | 0 | C− |
| Locks Heath | 35,744 | 130 | 1 | B− |
| Hedge End | 23,195 | 5 | 0 | D− |
| Holbury | 7,339 | 8 | 1 | D |
| Southampton | 249,633 | 320 | 16 | B+ |
In brief
Netley in brief
The official list counts 13 listed buildings in Netley, including Netley Castle. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and Annie Massy (1868) and Thomas Hudson Beare (1792) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Netley’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Netley?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Netley’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Netley?
Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including Netley Abbey, Netley Abbey; precinct wall and moat and Netley Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Netley?
1, covering about 24 hectares of the town. The largest is Netley Abbey.
When were Netley’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 6, in 1983.
Are there old photos of Netley?
Yes: 4 public-domain photos and postcards from 1890 to 1915, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Netley?
11% of homes were built before 1919 and 23% 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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