IChurch · listed 1967Church of St NicholasPhoto: Glyn Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Southfleet · Historic England
25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Southfleet’s built-up area, 417 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
25
417 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Southfleet
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St NicholasGrade I listed
Chapter FarmhouseGrade II* listed
Friary Court Friary Court and Old Friary Old FriaryGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Southfleet’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.
25 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*21 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 Southfleet
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Southfleet
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1967Chapter FarmhousePhoto: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1952Friary Court Friary Court and Old Friary Old FriaryPhoto: Glyn Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1967The Limes
What’s protected
Most of Southfleet’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas14
Public & civic buildings5
Churches, chapels & priories3
Walls, gates & bridges2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
14 entries (56%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
21 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 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Church CottagesChurch HouseCourt Lodge FarmhouseDanetre Fiveways Southfleet Post OfficeFormer barn range with hop kilns approximately 40 metres to south of Hook Green FarmhouseGarden Wall to South and East of the Limes Fronting Road, From the Outbuilding to South of Hook Green Farmhouse to the Barn at Hook Green FarmGranary Approximately 40 Metres to South of Court Lodge FarmhouseGranary at Hook Green Farm Approximately 100 Metres to South West of the LimesGranary to South East of Halls CottageHalls CottageHook Green BarnHook PlaceOld Ship CottagePrivies Block to East of the LimesRed Street HouseSedley's Church of England Primary School and GatewayThe Ship InnTudor CottageWall Running South from South East Corner of Hook Place, And Gazebo at South End of WallWastdaleWeavers Cottages
Conservation areas
3 conservation areas cover 27% of Southfleet
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Hook Green 19855 ha
Red Street 19983 ha
Southfleet 19703 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 42 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Southfleet, was designated in 1970; the newest, Red Street, in 1998. 21 of the 25 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 Southfleet’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1982
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1982 · 17
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1952. 17 came in 1982, 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Southfleet
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southfleet | 600 | 25 | 1 | — |
| Istead Rise | 3,398 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Northfleet | 29,892 | 29 | 1 | B− |
| Ebbsfleet Valley | 2,989 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Bean | 1,633 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 16,077 | 21 | 2 | C |
| Gravesend | 58,105 | 122 | 0 | B+ |
| Swanscombe | 15,462 | 29 | 1 | B− |
In brief
Southfleet in brief
Southfleet has 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Its older streets lie in 3 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970. Of the whole list, 56% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1982: 17 of 25. Beyond that, George Murray (1849) was born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Southfleet’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Southfleet?
Historic England lists 25 buildings inside Southfleet’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Southfleet?
One: Church of St Nicholas.
Are there scheduled monuments in Southfleet?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Monastic grange at Friary Court.
How many conservation areas are there in Southfleet?
3, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest are Hook Green and Red Street.
When were Southfleet’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 17, in 1982.
How old are the homes in Southfleet?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 34% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Southfleet 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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