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History of Caterham · Historic England
17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Caterham’s built-up area, 7.5 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Caterham grades C for history: #40 of 65 in Surrey.
Listed buildings
17
7.5 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Caterham in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The King and Queen Public HouseGrade II listed
Chapel of St Michael the Archangel, Caterham Guards DepotGrade II listed
Nos 5-7 Including the Cottage Antique ShopGrade II listed
Caterham Hill War MemorialGrade II listed
33, High StreetGrade 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 Caterham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IScheduled monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 14neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 32% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
17 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*16 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Caterham
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
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bofors Tower south of Burntwood LaneBull Vault 12 Yards South of Church of St LawrenceCaterham Hill War MemorialChapel of St Michael the Archangel, Caterham Guards DepotChurch of St JohnChurch of St MaryChurch of the Sacred Heart of JesusCoal Tax Post, East Side of Coulsdon Road at Junction with the GroveFormer Dining Room and Institute at former RAF KenleyFowler Tomb 5 Yards South of Nave of Church of St LawrenceNos 5-7 Including the Cottage Antique ShopPiers and Walls to Churchyard of St Michael, Caterham Guards DepotThe King and Queen Public HouseUpwood Gorse33, High Street84, High Street
Conservation areas
3 conservation areas cover 2.6% of Caterham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Caterham Barracks 199611 ha
Kenley 20055 ha
Kenley Aerodrome 20061 ha
17 hain conservation areas, of 659 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Caterham Barracks, was designated in 1996; the newest, Kenley Aerodrome, in 2006. 2 of the 17 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
7 of Caterham’s 17 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 7 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Caterham 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 (21 points, 9 per 10,000 residents)More than 36% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 40% 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.
Towns its size
Caterham has the 103rd most Grade I buildings of 442 towns its size
Places of 14,000–36,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
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#320 of 442for listed buildings per resident (7 per 10,000). Lewes, Tewkesbury and Llandudno lead.
102 have more. The typical town its size has 1.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Caterham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham | 22,757 | 17 | 1 | C |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Whyteleafe | 3,174 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Warlingham | 8,918 | 10 | 0 | C− |
| Netherne on-the-Hill | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2 | 0 | C+ |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 29 | 0 | A− |
| Hooley | 1,010 | 9 | 1 | C+ |
In brief
Caterham in brief
Caterham has 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Lawrence. Only 102 of the 442 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 3 conservation areas, the first designated in 1996. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; Dar Lyon (1898) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Caterham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Caterham?
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Caterham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Caterham?
One: Church of St Lawrence.
Are there scheduled monuments in Caterham?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp.
How many conservation areas are there in Caterham?
3, covering about 17 hectares of the town. The largest are Caterham Barracks and Kenley.
When were Caterham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 7, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Caterham?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% 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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