II*Church · listed 1955Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History of Stalham · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Stalham’s built-up area, 35 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Stalham, 10 are Grade II. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. 11% of its homes were built before 1919. Stalham grades C for history: #29 of 51 in Norfolk.
Listed buildings
12
35 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Stalham
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II* listed
Fire Engine House and Village Lock UpGrade II listed
The Old GranaryGrade II listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Stalham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
12 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*10 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 Stalham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Public · listed 1955Stalham Hall
Grade II
10 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.
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 13% of Stalham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Stalham 19759 ha
Stalham Staithe 19917 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 122 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Stalham, was designated in 1975; the newest, Stalham Staithe, in 1991. 6 of the 12 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 Stalham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 8
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1955. 8 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Stalham grades C for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (14 points, 41 per 10,000 residents)More than 46% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (11%)More than 27% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Stalham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalham | 3,383 | 12 | 0 | C |
| Sutton | 1,026 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Hoveton and Wroxham | 3,620 | 13 | 1 | B− |
| Martham | 3,633 | 11 | 1 | C |
| North Walsham | 12,829 | 93 | 2 | B+ |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 41 | 1 | A |
| Badersfield | 1,490 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 5 | 0 | C |
In brief
Stalham in brief
Stalham has 12 listed buildings, including Church of St Mary the Virgin. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1975. The big year was 1987, when 8 of the 12 went on the list. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Stalham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Stalham?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Stalham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Stalham?
2, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest are Stalham and Stalham Staithe.
When were Stalham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 8, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Stalham?
11% of homes were built before 1919 and 16% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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