IChurch · listed 1959Church of St Peter and St PaulPhoto: The Voice of Hassocks · CC0
Church of St Peter and St Paul · Photo: The Voice of Hassocks · CC0–Not graded
History of Aylesford · Historic England
49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Aylesford’s built-up area, 668 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
49
668 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Aylesford
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The Chequers Public HouseGrade II* listed
The George HouseGrade II* listed
Trinity CourtGrade II* listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Aylesford’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
49 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*44 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 Aylesford
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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Aylesford
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1952The ChequersOn the list as The Chequers Public HousePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1952The George HousePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1952Trinity CourtPhoto: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1952Court Farmhouse
What’s protected
The largest group of Aylesford’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas19
Churches, chapels & priories18
Public & civic buildings6
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Walls, gates & bridges2
19 entries (39%) are houses, terraces and villas. 18 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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.
Grade II
44 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 44 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Arch and Wall to the North of Trinity CourtAylesford Village ShopBrassey tomb monument approximately 36 metres north west of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 13 metres south east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 14 metres south of chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 18 metres south east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 3 metres east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 3 metres east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 3 metres north east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 4 metres south of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 4 metres south of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 4 metres south of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 4 metres south of west tower of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 6 metres east of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 6 metres south of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 6 metres south of west tower of Church of St Peter and St PaulChest tomb approximately 6 metres south of west tower of Church of St Peter and St PaulFormer Methodist Church including Sunday SchoolFormer Village School and Rosalind's CottageGranary 10 Yards East of Court FarmhouseHengist RestaurantOld Mill HouseSpong tomb monument approximately 14 metres south of Church of St Peter and St PaulTable tomb approximately 3 metres east of Church of St Peter and St PaulThe Cedars and Wall to NorthThe Little Gem Public HouseVillage Pump 10 Yards East of Trinity Court1, High Street11 and 13, High Street15, High Street22-32, Mount Pleasant23 and 25, High Street24 and 26, High Street27, High Street41-55, High Street44-48, High Street460, Station Road54-62, High Street57 and 59, High Street67, High Street73, High Street75, High Street77, 79 and 81 High Street83, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 44% of Aylesford
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Aylesford 197110 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 24 ha inside the built-up area.
48 of the 49 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
More than half of Aylesford’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 361952 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 9 entries were listed in 1952. 36 came in 1987, 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.
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.
Homes by age
22% of Aylesford’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
18%
Before 1900
3.9%
1900–18
1.8%
1919–29
5.8%
1930s
0.9%
1945–54
14%
1955–64
15%
1965–72
0.9%
1973–82
4.8%
1983–92
0.9%
1993–99
15%
2000–08
3%
2009–15
17%
2016–25
AylesfordEngland & Wales
18% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 17% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Aylesford
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford | 734 | 49 | 1 | — |
| Eccles | 1,706 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
| Larkfield | 26,147 | 87 | 4 | B− |
| Burham | 1,293 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Snodland | 11,820 | 21 | 1 | B− |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 168 | 7 | A |
| Maidstone | 109,503 | 374 | 8 | B+ |
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | 10 | 0 | D |
In brief
Aylesford in brief
More of Aylesford’s homes are old than in most places: 22% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. On High Street alone there are 15 listed buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1971. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 36 of 49. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Simon Stock (1164) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Aylesford’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Aylesford?
Historic England lists 49 buildings inside Aylesford’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 44 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Aylesford?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Are there scheduled monuments in Aylesford?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Aylesford Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Aylesford?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Aylesford.
When were Aylesford’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 36, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Aylesford?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Aylesford 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.