IPublic · listed 1954Bedales Memorial Library, Lupton Hall and CorridorPhoto: Bedales · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bedales Memorial Library, Lupton Hall and Corridor · Photo: Bedales · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
History of Steep · Historic England
Steep: 45% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Steep has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Steep’s built-up area, 163 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
13
163 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
45%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Steep
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 Steep’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.
13 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 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.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Steep
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Steep
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1954Church of All SaintsPhoto: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954RestallsPhoto: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
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
How the list grew
6 of Steep’s 13 listed buildings were added in 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 61954 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 6 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
45% of Steep’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
37%
Before 1900
7.4%
1900–18
4.7%
1919–29
4.7%
1930s
6.4%
1945–54
5.4%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
4.7%
1973–82
6.4%
1983–92
4.7%
1993–99
2.7%
2000–08
3.7%
2009–15
4.7%
2016–25
SteepEngland & Wales
37% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1900–18, which added 7.4% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Steep
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steep | 796 | 13 | 1 | — |
| Petersfield | 14,994 | 121 | 2 | B+ |
| Liss | 4,749 | 13 | 0 | B− |
| Hill Brow and Rake | 1,200 | 4 | 0 | B |
| Clanfield | 1,254 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Whitehill | 5,178 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Liphook | 7,128 | 16 | 0 | C |
| Bordon | 9,349 | 0 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Steep in brief
More of Steep’s homes are old than in most places: 45% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I.
Questions about Steep’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Steep?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Steep’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Steep?
One: Bedales Memorial Library, Lupton Hall and Corridor.
When were Steep’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 6, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Steep?
45% of homes were built before 1919 and 54% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Steep has no History Grade.
© 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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