II*Church · listed 1966Church of St John the BaptistOn the list as Church of St. John the BaptistPhoto: Speach · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Speach · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Capel · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Capel’s built-up area, 174 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Capel, 14 are Grade II. 30% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
174 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
30%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Capel
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Capel’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.
15 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 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 II*
The Grade II* listed building in Capel
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 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
Bakers CottagesCapel Quaker Meeting House and CottageCharlotte Broadwood FlatsChurchgardens Farm HouseLych Gate to Church of St John the BaptistMilestone Outside Westminster CottageOckley Railway Station, Rhumbles and the Coach HousePalmers Stores and Cottage Adjoining (Old Post Office)Railings to Front of Charlotte Broadwood FlatsStylehurstThe Capel AlmshousesThe Crown InnWeaversYew Tree Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 22% of Capel
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Capel 197516 ha
16 hain conservation areas, of 72 ha inside the built-up area.
12 of the 15 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 Capel’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 9
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1966. 9 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
30% of Capel’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
4.4%
1900–18
3%
1919–29
12%
1930s
4.4%
1945–54
16%
1955–64
4.4%
1965–72
1.4%
1973–82
20%
1983–92
3%
1993–99
1.4%
2000–08
3%
2009–15
1.4%
2016–25
CapelEngland & Wales
26% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 20% 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 (21 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Capel
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capel | 861 | 15 | 0 | — |
| Beare Green | 1,940 | 6 | 0 | C |
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | 30 | 1 | A− |
| Dorking | 17,463 | 151 | 0 | A− |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 34 | 0 | A |
| Brockham | 2,206 | 43 | 0 | A− |
| Horsham | 50,211 | 135 | 1 | B− |
| Broadbridge Heath | 6,357 | 15 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Capel in brief
More of Capel’s homes are old than in most places: 30% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 15 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. The big year was 1987, when 9 of the 15 went on the list.
Questions about Capel’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Capel?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Capel’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Capel?
1, covering about 16 hectares of the town. The largest is Capel.
When were Capel’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 9, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Capel?
30% of homes were built before 1919 and 45% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Capel 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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