IChurch · listed 1959St Nicholas ChurchOn the list as Church of St NicholasPhoto: David from Colorado Springs, United States · CC BY 2.0
Church of St Nicholas · Photo: David from Colorado Springs, United States · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
History of Blakeney · Historic England
101 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Blakeney’s built-up area, 1,817 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 43% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
101
1,817 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
5
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Blakeney
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Blakeney’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.
101 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I5 Grade II*95 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 Blakeney
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 5 Grade II* listed buildings in Blakeney
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed.
II*Public · listed 1959Blakeney GuildhallOn the list as GuildhallPhoto: Ashley Dace · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1951Quay HousePhoto: Lajmmoore · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1951Red HousePhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1951Old Rectory
House · listed 1951The Friary
Historic streets
High 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.
High Street37 listed
Westgate Street6 listed
Mariner's Hill3 listed
Of the 101 entries, 46 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Blakeney’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas79
Walls, gates & bridges10
Inns, shops & warehouses6
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Churches, chapels & priories1
Street furniture1
79 entries (78%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 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
95 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 95 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
About 120 Metres of Boundary Wall, 50 Metres North of Friary FarmhouseAlma Cottage Beacon CottageAnchorBarclays Bank Post OfficeBarn Annexe Immediately West of Blakeney HotelBarn Immediately South of Friary FarmhouseBarn North West of NO6 (Old Rectory)Barn South East of Manor HotelBenbow Cottage Ship CottageBlakeney Church of England Primary School, boundary walls, gates and associated outbuildingsBlakeney MillBlakeney War MemorialBoundary Wall from North West Corner of Quay Barn Westwards Along the Quay and Southwards Along Westgate StreetCaulking House the Counting HouseClaremount HouseCorner Cottage and 7 Mariner's HillDolphin Cottage and Nos. 39 and 41Double Doors Cottage the Doll's HouseFindhorn CottageFlint CottageFriary FarmhouseGarden wall and gate piers on road frontage to north of Quay HouseGateway Arch Between 84 and 88Hill HouseIce House Immediately North West of No 86Ivy HouseK6 Telephone KioskKings Arms InnManor HotelMirandaMorgan CottagePimpernel CottageProvidence HouseQuay Barn, Wall Fronting Road Adjoining North East Corner of Quay BarnRange of Outbuildings North East of Quay Cottage. Wall on Road Frontage of Quay CottageRoundstonesS Loose and SonSchool HouseShipley House Including Garden Area Wall in Front (East)St Margaret'sThe GranaryThe Little RegencyThe PightleThe Wheel HouseWall Enclosing Garden to West of the Friary, Wall Linking North End of the Friary with Building to EastWall and Gate Piers Along High Street Immediately South East of Nos 90 to 94 (Even)WestviewWhite Horse Public HouseYew Tree Cottage10, Westgate Street100 and 102, High Street101, High Street103-107, High Street109, High Street11-15, Westgate Street113, High Street124-130, High Street127-131, High Street132 and 134, High Street145 and 147, High Street146 and 148, High Street15, High Street152 and 154, High Street17-25, High Street19, Westgate Street20, Westgate Street20A, High Street22, High Street23, Westgate Street24, High Street26 and 28, High Street31 and 33, High Street32, High Street38-44, High Street4, Mariner's Hill46, High Street47 and 49, High Street5, Mariner's Hill51-55, High Street52, High Street54, High Street56, High Street59, High Street6, Mariner's Hill6, Westgate Street69A and 71, High Street70-74, High Street81, High Street82 and 84, High Street83 and 85, High Street86, High Street87 and 89, High Street88, High Street90-94, High Street93 and 95, High Street
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 100% of Blakeney
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Glaven Valley 198046 ha
Blakeney 197438 ha
84 hain conservation areas, of 85 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Blakeney, was designated in 1974; the newest, Glaven Valley, in 1980. 101 of the 101 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 Blakeney’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1979
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1979 · 831951 · 10
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1951. 83 came in 1979, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 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
43% of Blakeney’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
40%
Before 1900
2.3%
1900–18
3.8%
1919–29
3.8%
1930s
6.7%
1945–54
3.1%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
5.9%
1973–82
9%
1983–92
4.4%
1993–99
3.8%
2000–08
5.1%
2009–15
4.4%
2016–25
BlakeneyEngland & Wales
40% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 9% 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 (9 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Blakeney
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeney | 556 | 101 | 1 | — |
| Holt | 4,014 | 112 | 0 | A− |
| Melton Constable | 1,176 | 3 | 0 | B− |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | 2,151 | 185 | 0 | A+ |
| Briston | 1,983 | 10 | 0 | B− |
| Sheringham | 7,087 | 4 | 0 | C |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis | 1,463 | 3 | 1 | B |
| Fakenham | 8,390 | 94 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Blakeney in brief
More of Blakeney’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 101 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. On High Street alone there are 37 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1974.
Of the whole list, 78% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1979: 83 of 101. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Blakeney’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Blakeney?
Historic England lists 101 buildings inside Blakeney’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II* and 95 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Blakeney?
One: Church of St Nicholas.
Which street in Blakeney has the most listed buildings?
High Street (37), Westgate Street (6) and Mariner's Hill (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Blakeney?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval undercroft known as the Guildhall.
How many conservation areas are there in Blakeney?
2, covering about 84 hectares of the town. The largest are Glaven Valley and Blakeney.
When were Blakeney’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 83, in 1979.
How old are the homes in Blakeney?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 50% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Blakeney 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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