IChurch · listed 1959Church of All SaintsPhoto: Adrian Cable · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of All Saints · Photo: Adrian Cable · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Earsham · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Earsham’s built-up area, 160 for every 10,000 residents. 14 of Earsham’s listed buildings are Grade II. 29% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
160 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
29%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Earsham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*14 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 Earsham
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
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
How the list grew
More than half of Earsham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1981
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1981 · 13
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1959, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 13 came in 1981, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
29% of Earsham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
27%
Before 1900
1.7%
1900–18
2.6%
1919–29
6.9%
1930s
6.9%
1945–54
4.3%
1955–64
15%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
8.9%
1983–92
4.3%
1993–99
3.6%
2000–08
3.6%
2009–15
4.3%
2016–25
EarshamEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 15% 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 (11 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Earsham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earsham | 937 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Bungay | 5,012 | 185 | 4 | A+ |
| Ditchingham | 1,997 | 10 | 0 | B+ |
| Harleston | 5,077 | 131 | 0 | A− |
| Loddon | 2,247 | 73 | 1 | A− |
| Beccles | 9,807 | 149 | 6 | A |
| Chedgrave | 1,053 | 6 | 2 | B |
| Worlingham | 3,618 | 3 | 0 | D |
In brief
Earsham in brief
Old houses are part of Earsham’s character: 29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1981: 13 of 15.
Questions about Earsham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Earsham?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Earsham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Earsham?
One: Church of All Saints.
When were Earsham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 13, in 1981.
How old are the homes in Earsham?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Earsham 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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