Photo: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.04 listed buildings
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Dunkirk’s built-up area, 134 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 33% of its homes were built before 1919.
Where Dunkirk’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.
4 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 4 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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.
33% of Dunkirk’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 18% 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.
Listed buildings in the places around Dunkirk
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk | 298 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Boughton under Blean | 2,274 | 57 | 0 | A |
| Blean | 1,327 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Chartham | 3,569 | 32 | 1 | A− |
| Faversham | 20,941 | 359 | 4 | A+ |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 913 | 36 | A |
| Whitstable | 32,185 | 99 | 0 | B |
Dunkirk in brief
More of Dunkirk’s homes are old than in most places: 33% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 4 listed buildings. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1967 and 2017; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Dunkirk’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Dunkirk?
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Dunkirk’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 4 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Dunkirk?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ Church.
How old are the homes in Dunkirk?
33% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Dunkirk 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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