IPublic · listed 1954Beddington Place (Great Hall Only)Photo: scott brawn · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Greyhound Inn · Photo: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 4.0B−History Grade
History of Sutton · Historic England
201 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Sutton’s built-up area, 9.6 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 5 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 16 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. 13% of its homes were built before 1919. Sutton grades B− for history: #28 of 33 in London.
Listed buildings
201
9.6 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
13
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
5
2 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Sutton in 21 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Beddington Place (Great Hall Only)Grade I listed
Church of All SaintsGrade II* listed
WhitehallGrade II* listed
Wallington BridgeGrade II listed
Wallington Town HallGrade II listed+16See 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.
Through time
Sutton in old photos
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1905
Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Sutton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
5 of 124neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 73% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
201 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I13 Grade II*187 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Sutton
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 13 Grade II* listed buildings in Sutton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 12 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1953All Saints ChurchOn the list as Church of All SaintsPhoto: A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1953WhitehallPhoto: Roger Miller · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1954Church of All SaintsPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1971Church of St DunstanPhoto: Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1974St Nicholas ChurchOn the list as Church of St NicholasPhoto: A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954Hermitage or Grotto at Carshalton HousePhoto: G.Rogers ( Rodge500 ) · CC BY-SA 2.5
II*Church · listed 1954Parish Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Matt Brown · CC BY 2.0
II*Church · listed 1953Lumley ChapelOn the list as Remains of Old Church of St Dunstan, Now Known As the Lumley ChapelPhoto: Bobulous · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1980Sutton Baptist Church including the church hall and Sutton Baptist Church Sunday SchoolPhoto: A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954The Old RectoryOn the list as The Old Rectory, CarshaltonPhoto: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954Water Pavilion at Carshalton HousePhoto: socarra from London · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 197419, Park HillPhoto: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 4.0
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House · listed 1954Carshalton House
Historic streets
West Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
West Street12 listed
High Street6 listed
Park Lane5 listed
Manor Road3 listed
Of the 201 entries, 46 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Sutton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas112
Walls, gates & bridges38
Churches, chapels & priories19
Public & civic buildings11
Memorials, crosses & tombs11
Inns, shops & warehouses6
Street furniture4
112 entries (56%) are houses, terraces and villas. 19 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
187 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.
The first 150 of 187 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Anne Boleyn's or Bullen's WellAnnes Cottage Little Haven Oak CottageBeddington Place (2 End Wings)Beddington and Wallington War MemorialBedford Cottage Woodcote HouseBelmont War MemorialBenhilton War MemorialBoundary Wall and Outbuilding to Former West Cheam Manor HouseBoundary Wall to Carshalton HouseBoundary Wall to Carshalton House Boundary Walls to Carshalton House Along Pound Street and Shorts RoadBoundary Walls to Beddington Place Along East Side of Churchyard and Along Church LaneBramblehaw CottageBramblehaw EndBrandries CottageCamden HouseCarshalton Public LibraryCarshalton War MemorialChapel at St Philomenas ConventCheam CottageCheam War MemorialChrist ChurchChurch FarmhouseChurch of St BarnabasChurch of St John, BelmontChurch of St Michael and All AngelsChurch of the Good ShepherdChurch of the Holy TrinityChurchyard WallsClapham LodgeCulvert at South West End of Ornmental Pond at Corner of Butter Hill and London RoadCulvert in front of Honeywood MuseumDolphin Cottage Garden Walls and Piers to Numbers 8 to 16 (Even) St James CottageDukes Head Public HouseEast and west churchyard wallsElm LodgeFerncot LittlecotFront Garden Walls to Driftwood Front Garden Walls to Green Gap Front Garden Walls to Number 11 (Merrow) Front Garden Walls to Number 13 (Lynwood) Front Garden Walls to Number 15 and 17 (Wood Lodge) Front Garden Walls to Number 7 (Trewarren) Front Garden Walls to Number 9 (High Trees) Front Garden Walls to Numbers 3 and 5 (Craig House) Front Garden Walls to Wychwood Garden Walls in Front of Numbers 2 to 16 (Even) and Rear Garden Wall to Number 18 North West Garden Wall to Devonshire House South Garden Wall to Wychwood Wall on North Side of Warren AvenueFront Garden Walls to Driftwood Front Garden Walls to Green Gap Front Garden Walls to Number 11 (Merrow) Front Garden Walls to Number 13 (Lynwood) Front Garden Walls to Number 15 and 17 (Wood Lodge) Front Garden Walls to Number 7 (Trewarren) Front Garden Walls to Number 9 (High Trees) Front Garden Walls to Numbers 3 and 5 (Craig House) Front Garden Walls to Wychwood Garden Walls in Front of Numbers 2 to 16 (Even) and Rear Garden Wall to Number 18 North West Garden Wall to Devonshire House South Garden Walls to Wychwood Wall on North Side of Warren AvenueFront Garden Walls to Driftwood Front Garden Walls to Green Gap Front Garden Walls to Number 11 (Merrow) Front Garden Walls to Number 13 (Lynwood) Front Garden Walls to Number 15 and 17 (Wood Lodge) Front Garden Walls to Number 7 (Trewwarren) Front Garden Walls to Number 9 (High Trees) Front Garden Walls to Numbers 3 and 5 (Craig House) Front Garden Walls to Wychwood Garden Walls in Front of Numbers 2 to 16 Even and Rear Garden Wall to Number 18 North West Garden Wall to Devonshire House South Garden Walls to Wychwood Wall on North Side of Warren AvenueFront Garden Walls to Driftwood Front Garden Walls to Green Gap Front Garden Walls to Number 11 (Merrow) Front Garden Walls to Number 13 (Lynwood) Front Garden Walls to Number 7 (Trewarren) Front Garden Walls to Number 9 (High Trees) Front Garden Walls to Numbers 15 and 17 (Wood Lodge) Front Garden Walls to Numbers 3 and 5 (Craig House) Front Garden Walls to Wychwood Garden Wall in Front of Numbers 2 to 16 (Even) and Rear Garden Wall to Number 18 North West Garden Wall to Devonshire House South Garden Wall to Wychwood Wall on North Side of Warren AvenueGarden Walls at Beddington Place (Carew Manor Special School) to North of Orangery WallsGate Piers and Gates at Carshalton HouseGates adjoining No 1 at south-west entrance to The GroveGates and Wrought Iron Screen at West Entrance to Beddington PlaceGibson Mausoleum in the churchyard of St Nicholas, SuttonGrotto in Carshalton ParkHeadstone with a relief carving of the Good Samaritan, in the churchyard of St NicholasHill HouseHoneywood MuseumLamp Standard in Churchyard to South West of Church TowerLodge to Cheam ParkLychgate at Entrance to West Churchyard ExtensionLychgate at West Entrance to Churchyard of St Mary'sLychgate in the Churchyard of St Dunstan'sMadeley Cottage and St Mary'sMecca Bingo ClubMilestone on Rose HillNelson HouseNonsuch CottageNorth Boundary Wall to Number 1 (Whitehall) and Number 3 (Nonsuch Cottage)North LodgeNorth churchyard wall including former fire-engine house at west endNumber 1 Sewer Ventilation Column at the junction of Banstead Road and Park HillNumber 10 Sewer Ventilation Column at the junction of Grovesnor Road and Glebe RoadNumber 12 Sewer Ventilation Column on Hillcroome RoadNumber 13 Sewer ventilation column on Laburnum AvenueNumber 14 Sewer ventilation column on Lavender RoadNumber 16 Sewer Ventilation Column on Mill LaneNumber 19 Sewer Ventilation Column in Rotherfield Road (east side) at junction with Talbot RoadNumber 20 Sewer Ventilation Column in St Andrew's Road (south side)Number 21 Sewer Ventilation Column in St James Road (north side)Number 3 Sewer Ventilation Column on the railway bridge on Boundary RoadOld Red Lion InnOrangery Wall at Bedddington PlacePark CottagesParkfieldsPart of Northern Boundary Wall of the Lodge to the East of Number 16Part of Number 37Pier Incorporating Boundary Stone and Wall to RearPiers Wall and Railings to the Original ParkfieldsPillar Box Outside Number 56Premises of South East Electricity BoardPump and TroughRailings to Madeley CottageRear Garden Walls to Brandries Cottage and Former Kitchen Garden Walls and Gate to Camden HouseRear Garden Walls to Numbers 5 to 27 (Odd) (Former Boundary Wall to Carshalton Park)RiversideRoad Bridge. Retaining walls of embankments of the pond to the west of North Street and its railingsRose CottageRuskin Stone at the junction of West Street and Pound StreetSewer Ventilation Column Number 26Sewer Ventilation Column Number 27Sewer Ventilation Column Number 28Sewer Ventilation Column at Meadow RoadSewer Ventilation Column at Palmerston RoadSewer Ventilation Column at Queen Mary's AvenueSewer Ventilation Column at the junction of Stanley Road and Stanley Park RoadSewer Ventilation Column at the junction of Weihurst Gardens and King's LaneSewer Ventilation Column in Wallace Crescent, CarshaltonSewer ventilation column at Cator RoadSewer ventilation column at the junction of Carshalton Road and Harrow RoadSewer ventilation column at the junction of Denmark Road and North Street, CarshaltonSewer ventilation column on the north side of Duke of Edinburgh Road, CarshaltonSewer ventilation column on the north side of Hawthorn Road, CarshaltonSewer ventilation column opposite (west of) Carshalton Beeches StationSouth East Culvert and South and East Retaining Walls of the Pond to the East of North StreetSouth Garden Wall to Number 32South Garden Wall to Number 38South West Boundary Wall of Number 33South boundary wall to Honeywood Museum and gatewaysSt Andrew's United Reformed ChurchStrawberry Lane Baptist ChurchSutton LodgeSutton Police Station, Gate Piers and Police LampsSutton War MemorialTHE TOMB OF WILLIAM FARMER c1815 IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST DUNSTANSThe Cock sign on Sutton High StreetThe Gate HouseThe Greyhound InnThe Leoni Bridge. North retaining wall of the pond to the east of North StreetThe Old CottageThe Old Red Lion InnThe RectoryThe Tomb of Christian and Henry Neale D. 1675 and Eliza Dutton D. 1687 in Churchyard of the Church of St DunstansThe tomb of Fleetwood Dormer died 1726, in churchyard of Church of St DunstanTomb of Cecil Talbot in the churchyard of St NicholasTomb of Elizabeth Beacham, in the churchyard of St NicholasTomb of the Hall family in the churchyard of St NicholasTrinity United Reformed/Methodist Church and HallUnderground Room to Rear of Number 5Wall to Rear of Number 6 Connecting Numbers 4 and 6Wall to South West of Beddington Park CottagesWall to east of The Gate HouseWallington BridgeWallington Town HallWalls Set Against Party Wall of Numbers 101-103Wandle BankWater Wheel in Grounds of the GroveWestcroftWestcroft Cottage Westcroft Farm CottageWoodcote HallWorcester Park War Memorial1 and 2, Church Road1 and 2, Wrythe Green Road1 and 3, Nightingdale Road1, High Street10A and 10 West Street12, West Street120, Woodcote Road13 and 15, Park Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 98% of Sutton
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 HE3,593 ha
3,593 hain conservation areas, of 3,655 ha inside the built-up area.
201 of the 201 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 Sutton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1974
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1974 · 1082020 · 251954 · 19
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 8 entries were listed in 1953. 108 came in 1974, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 38 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.
5 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
2 registered parks and gardens
Nonsuch ParkGrade II
History Grade
Sutton grades B− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (228 points, 11 per 10,000 residents)More than 58% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (13%)More than 38% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Born here
29 notable people born in Sutton before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Whittle the Elder
James Killick
David Ashby
Arthur Barrett
Guy Nickalls
Lionel Giles
Muriel Beaumont
Hugh Dolbey
Basil Gould
Kenneth Mason
Stanley Garton
Alfred Oliver Pollard
Donald Knight
Mary Lindell
Leslie Savage
Francis S. Symondson
Norman Lee
William Hume-Rothery
George Ayres
1650170017501800185019001950
Guy Nickalls1866–1935 · British rower (1866–1935)
SG
Stanley Garton1889–1948 · British rower (1889-1948)
Lionel Giles1875–1958 · British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958)
Leslie Savage1897–1979 · British swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
Thomas Fuller1654–1734 · British physician, preacher, and intellectual (1654-1734)
William Hume-Rothery1899–1968 · British metallurgist (1899–1968)
Arthur Barrett1857–1926 · British general (1857-1926)
DK
Donald Knight1894–1960 · English cricketer (1894-1960)
Everyone born in Sutton → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Sutton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | 208,858 | 201 | 1 | B− |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 15,851 | 6 | 0 | D |
| Merton | 214,931 | 231 | 3 | B+ |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 14 | 0 | C− |
| Ewell | 27,509 | 86 | 0 | C+ |
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 4,523 | 14 | 0 | C |
| Croydon | 389,242 | 168 | 14 | B+ |
| Epsom | 35,857 | 194 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Sutton in brief
Sutton has 201 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Beddington Place (Great Hall Only). West Street alone has 12 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Most entries on the list, 56%, are houses, terraces and villas.
Of the 29 people born here before 1900, the best known include Guy Nickalls (1866), Stanley Garton (1889) and Lionel Giles (1875). It also has 5 scheduled monuments, the archaeology and ruins the law protects. The big year was 1974, when 108 of the 201 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Sutton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Sutton?
Historic England lists 201 buildings inside Sutton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 13 Grade II* and 187 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Sutton?
One: Beddington Place (Great Hall Only).
Which street in Sutton has the most listed buildings?
West Street (12), High Street (6) and Park Lane (5) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Sutton?
Yes, 5 scheduled monuments, including Late Bronze Age enclosure at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, Milestone in Brighton Road, Milestone in Sutton High Street and Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam.
How many conservation areas are there in Sutton?
1, covering about 3,593 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Sutton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 108, in 1974.
Are there old photos of Sutton?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1905 to 1905, all on this page.
Who was born in Sutton?
Among people born before 1900: Guy Nickalls (1866), Stanley Garton (1889), Lionel Giles (1875), Leslie Savage (1897) and Thomas Fuller (1654).
How old are the homes in Sutton?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 54% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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