IChurch · listed 1966Church of St Michael and All AngelsPhoto: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Michael and All Angels · Photo: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0BHistory Grade
History of Steventon · Historic England
41 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Steventon’s built-up area, 185 for every 10,000 residents. 33 of Steventon’s listed buildings are Grade II. 7.6% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings. Steventon grades B for history.
Listed buildings
41
185 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
7
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
7.6%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Steventon in 7 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
39, The CausewayGrade II* listed
83 and 85, The CausewayGrade II* listed
Priory Cottage the PrioryGrade II* listed
Raised CausewayGrade II* listed
Raised CausewayGrade II* listed+2See 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 Steventon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
41 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I7 Grade II*33 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 Steventon
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 7 Grade II* listed buildings in Steventon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 6 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1952Priory CottagesOn the list as Priory Cottage the PrioryPhoto: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1988Raised CausewayPhoto: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1988Raised CausewayPhoto: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1952Tudor HousePhoto: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 195239, The CausewayPhoto: Howard Fuller · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 195283 and 85, The CausewayPhoto: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1966Home Farmhouse
What’s protected
Most of Steventon’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas33
Churches, chapels & priories3
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Walls, gates & bridges1
33 entries (80%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
33 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 33 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 10 Metres North of Rookery FarmhouseBarn Approximately 25 Metres South East of Numbers 28 to 34 (Even) (1-4 (Consecutive) Green Farm)Brook HouseCauseway Farmhouse and Causeway CottageChurchyard Cross Approximately 10 Metres North of Church of St Michael and All AngelsCo-Op Community StoreFir Tree HouseGate CottageGranary Approximately 10 Metres East of Manor FarmhouseGreen FarmLooker HouseManor FarmhouseNumber 81 and Attached GatewayOld Farm HousePound HouseRookery FarmhouseStation House and the SycamoresSteventon Primary SchoolThe CottageThe GroveThe KennelsThe Mill HouseThe North Star Inn public houseThe Old Vicarage12, Milton Lane14, The Green19, High Street24, Milton Lane35 and 37, The Causeway53, The Causeway57, The Causeway71, The Causeway99 and 101, The Causeway
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 21% of Steventon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Steventon 196922 ha
22 hain conservation areas, of 108 ha inside the built-up area.
39 of the 41 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
18 of Steventon’s 41 listed buildings were added in 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 181952 · 121966 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 12 entries were listed in 1952. 18 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Steventon 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 (50 points, 226 per 10,000 residents)More than 81% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (7.6%)More than 17% 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.
Homes by age
7.6% of Steventon’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
7.1%
Before 1900
0.7%
1900–18
7.1%
1919–29
4%
1930s
7.2%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
6.4%
1965–72
2.8%
1973–82
5.1%
1983–92
6.3%
1993–99
2.5%
2000–08
10%
2009–15
30%
2016–25
SteventonEngland & Wales
7.1% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 30% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Steventon has the 90th most Grade I buildings of 1,425 towns its size
Places of 1,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Steventon1
#236 of 1,425for listed buildings per resident (185 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Chipping Campden lead.
89 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Steventon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steventon | 2,211 | 41 | 1 | B |
| Drayton | 3,110 | 28 | 0 | B− |
| East Hendred | 1,367 | 73 | 1 | A+ |
| Sutton Courtenay | 3,055 | 62 | 3 | A− |
| Harwell | 3,067 | 66 | 1 | B+ |
| East Hanney | 1,233 | 26 | 0 | A− |
| Marcham | 2,030 | 28 | 0 | B |
| Didcot | 34,600 | 20 | 0 | D |
In brief
Steventon in brief
Measured per resident, Steventon has more listed heritage than 81% of UK towns. In all there are 41 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 89 of the 1,425 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1969.
Of the whole list, 80% are houses, terraces and villas. Its homes are mostly newer: 7.6% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Beyond that, Jane Austen (1775) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Steventon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Steventon?
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Steventon’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II* and 33 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Steventon?
One: Church of St Michael and All Angels.
How many conservation areas are there in Steventon?
1, covering about 22 hectares of the town. The largest is Steventon.
When were Steventon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 18, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Steventon?
7.6% of homes were built before 1919 and 18% 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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