II*House · listed 1952Quintain HouseOn the list as Quintain House and New QuintainPhoto: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Offham · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Offham’s built-up area, 413 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 30% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
19
413 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
30%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Offham
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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 Offham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
19 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*17 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 II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Offham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1952The Manor House
Grade II
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Hodges PlaceK6 Telephone KioskKing's Arms Public HouseKingscottMorphews OastOffham House and Railings in Front of HousePostern HouseQuintainRamblers CottageTeston CottageThe Old ForgeVillage PoundWall Bordering Garden to North and East of Quintain HouseWall to Garden of the Manor HouseWalnut Tree CottagesYew Tree Cottage2, 3 and 4 Swan Cottages
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 24% of Offham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Offham 19719 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 37 ha inside the built-up area.
18 of the 19 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
9 of Offham’s 19 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 91952 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1952. 9 came in 1984, 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
30% of Offham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
28%
Before 1900
1.9%
1900–18
4.8%
1919–29
14%
1930s
4.8%
1945–54
14%
1955–64
6.8%
1965–72
4.8%
1973–82
3.9%
1983–92
4.8%
1993–99
4.8%
2000–08
1%
2009–15
6.8%
2016–25
OffhamEngland & Wales
28% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, which added 14% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Offham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offham | 460 | 19 | 0 | — |
| West Malling | 4,251 | 168 | 7 | A |
| Kings Hill | 9,963 | 10 | 0 | D |
| Vigo Village | 2,005 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Borough Green | 4,712 | 33 | 0 | B |
| Larkfield | 26,147 | 87 | 4 | B− |
| Wrotham | 1,961 | 52 | 1 | A |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 49 | 3 | A |
In brief
Offham in brief
Old houses are part of Offham’s character: 30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 19 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1971. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Offham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Offham?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Offham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Offham?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including The Quintain on the Green.
How many conservation areas are there in Offham?
1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Offham.
When were Offham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 9, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Offham?
30% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Offham 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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