House · listed 2013Fort Halstead: Buildings F16 and F17
–Not graded
History of Sepham Heath · Historic England
3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Sepham Heath’s built-up area, 79 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 34% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
3
79 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
34%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Sepham Heath’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.
3 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*2 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 Grade II* listed building in Sepham Heath
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
2 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 2 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Sepham Heath
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE49 ha
49 hain conservation areas, of 49 ha inside the built-up area.
3 of the 3 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.
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
34% of Sepham Heath’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
21%
Before 1900
14%
1900–18
8.8%
1919–29
13%
1930s
2.5%
1945–54
17%
1955–64
8.8%
1965–72
2.5%
1973–82
2.5%
1983–92
1.3%
1993–99
3.8%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
6.3%
2016–25
Sepham HeathEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Sepham Heath
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepham Heath | 378 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Dunton Green | 3,241 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Otford and Kemsing | 7,332 | 57 | 1 | B |
| Sundridge | 1,190 | 47 | 3 | A+ |
| Sevenoaks | 26,474 | 277 | 0 | A |
| Seal | 1,616 | 37 | 1 | A− |
| Eynsford | 1,676 | 37 | 1 | A |
| Crockenhill | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | B |
In brief
Sepham Heath in brief
Old houses are part of Sepham Heath’s character: 34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 3 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 2011 and 2013; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Sepham Heath’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Sepham Heath?
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Sepham Heath’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 2 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Sepham Heath?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Fort Halstead.
How many conservation areas are there in Sepham Heath?
1, covering about 49 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
How old are the homes in Sepham Heath?
34% of homes were built before 1919 and 55% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Sepham Heath 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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