IChurch · listed 1955Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Julian P Guffogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St John the Baptist · Photo: Julian P Guffogg · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of North Luffenham · Historic England
47 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside North Luffenham’s built-up area, 632 for every 10,000 residents. 41 of North Luffenham’s listed buildings are Grade II. 29% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
47
632 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
North Luffenham in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Luffenham HallGrade I listed
Bede House FarmhouseGrade II* listed
Manor FarmhouseGrade II* listed
The PasturesGrade 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 North Luffenham’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.
47 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I4 Grade II*41 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in North Luffenham
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.
IPublic · listed 1955Luffenham HallPhoto: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in North Luffenham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1984Bede House FarmhousePhoto: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1955Manor FarmhousePhoto: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1984The PasturesPhoto: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1955Barn at Luffenham Hall
What’s protected
Most of North Luffenham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas26
Walls, gates & bridges10
Public & civic buildings6
Street furniture2
Churches, chapels & priories1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
26 entries (55%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
41 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 41 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barns and Outbuildings at King's FarmhouseBoyton House the Old Rectory and WallChristine Hairdressing Salon and Wall Old Hall BarnFancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the BaptistGarden Room and Wall at Manor FarmhouseGarden Room, Gateway and Walls and Gate Piers at Luffenham HallGarden Walls, Steps and Gate Piers at Nos 10 and 10A (The Pastures)Gate Piers, Gate, Wall and Outhouse at King's FarmhouseGazebo, Gate Piers and Wall at Luffenham HallHome FarmhouseK6 Telephone KioskKing's FarmhouseLuffenham CourtLuffenham Hall Gate and WallsMoor House Farmhouse, Barn and OutbuildingNorris and Rudkin Tombs at Churchyard of St John the BaptistOld DovecoteOutbuilding at Manor FarmhouseOuthouse at Home FarmhouseStables at Luffenham HallStone Cottage and WallStonecroft, Wall and Garden RoomSundial CottageSunny KnollSycamore CottageThe Fox and Hounds Public HouseThe Horse and Panniers and the BakeryThe Old School HouseThe Post OfficeThe ShamblesVillage Pump1, Church Street1-3, Old School Close11, Lyndon Road16, Lyndon Road2 Gate Piers Either Side of Old Hall Avenue2, Glebe Road2, Pinfold Lane2, The Jetties4, Church Street8-14, Chapel Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 44% of North Luffenham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
North Luffenham 198114 ha
14 hain conservation areas, of 31 ha inside the built-up area.
47 of the 47 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 North Luffenham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 311955 · 14
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 14 entries were listed in 1955, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 31 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
29% of North Luffenham’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
2.6%
1900–18
1.1%
1919–29
2.6%
1930s
15%
1945–54
7.4%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
16%
1973–82
2.6%
1983–92
7.4%
1993–99
3.7%
2000–08
4.8%
2009–15
2.6%
2016–25
North LuffenhamEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 16% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around North Luffenham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Luffenham | 744 | 47 | 2 | — |
| Ketton | 1,618 | 89 | 1 | A |
| Easton on the Hill | 1,096 | 51 | 1 | A+ |
| Uppingham | 4,272 | 105 | 1 | A |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 78 | 1 | A+ |
| Stamford | 20,745 | 444 | 8 | A |
| Oakham | 12,159 | 121 | 5 | B+ |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 41 | 1 | A |
In brief
North Luffenham in brief
Old houses are part of North Luffenham’s character: 29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 47 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981. Most entries on the list, 55%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1984, when 31 of the 47 went on the list.
Questions about North Luffenham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in North Luffenham?
Historic England lists 47 buildings inside North Luffenham’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 41 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in North Luffenham?
2, including Church of St John the Baptist and Luffenham Hall.
How many conservation areas are there in North Luffenham?
1, covering about 14 hectares of the town. The largest is North Luffenham.
When were North Luffenham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 31, in 1984.
How old are the homes in North Luffenham?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
North Luffenham 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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