II*Church · listed 1953St Mary's Church, Burnham DeepdaleOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Brancaster Staithe · Historic England
7 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Brancaster Staithe’s built-up area, 219 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
7
219 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
31%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Brancaster Staithe
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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 Brancaster Staithe’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
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7 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*5 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 Brancaster Staithe
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1953Staithe House
Grade II
5 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.
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
31% of Brancaster Staithe’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
9.6%
1900–18
1.7%
1919–29
3.9%
1930s
2.2%
1945–54
3.9%
1955–64
7%
1965–72
13%
1973–82
9.6%
1983–92
4.8%
1993–99
7.9%
2000–08
6.5%
2009–15
8.7%
2016–25
Brancaster StaitheEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 13% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Brancaster Staithe
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brancaster Staithe | 320 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | 2,151 | 185 | 0 | A+ |
| Hunstanton | 4,230 | 9 | 0 | B− |
| Heacham | 3,978 | 23 | 0 | B− |
| Snettisham | 2,709 | 21 | 0 | B+ |
| Dersingham | 4,753 | 7 | 1 | C |
| Fakenham | 8,390 | 94 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Brancaster Staithe in brief
Old houses are part of Brancaster Staithe’s character: 31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 7 listed buildings. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1953 and 2018; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Brancaster Staithe’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Brancaster Staithe?
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Brancaster Staithe’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 5 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Brancaster Staithe?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Roman fort (Branodunum).
How old are the homes in Brancaster Staithe?
31% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Brancaster Staithe 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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