IChurch · listed 1964Church of St MaryPhoto: sammydavisdog · CC BY 2.0
Church of St Mary · Photo: sammydavisdog · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
History of Upavon · Historic England
30 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Upavon’s built-up area, 341 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 30% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
30
341 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
30%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Upavon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
30 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*28 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 Upavon
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 Grade II* listed building in Upavon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1986Upavon Camp (Officers' Mess), Building 21
What’s protected
Most of Upavon’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas20
Churches, chapels & priories5
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings1
Street furniture1
20 entries (67%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 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
28 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 28 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Avon Club, (Building 110) Royal Air Force, Upavon CampBrook CottageBuilding No 36 (Nettleton Block)Cave of AdullamCollege FarmhouseGisburn HouseGrey FlagsGroup of Three Unidentified Monuments in Graveyard, 11 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St MaryK6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite the Ship Public House, High StreetManor HouseMilestone at Upavon CampPriory CottageRowden Monument in Graveyard, 5 Metres South of East Bay of Nave, Church of St MaryThe Antelope InnThe BeechesThe LynchetsThe Ship InnThe Trenchard Building (Building 70), Upavon CampThe White HouseUnidentified Monument in Graveyard, 10 Metres North West of North West End of Chancel, Church of St MaryYork Cottage1 and 3, Chapel Lane15, High Street17, High Street19 and 21, High Street28 and 30, High Street5 and 6, High Street8, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 21% of Upavon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Upavon 198115 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 74 ha inside the built-up area.
24 of the 30 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 Upavon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 211964 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 21 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 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.
Homes by age
30% of Upavon’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
29%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
4.2%
1919–29
3.1%
1930s
20%
1945–54
5.2%
1955–64
14%
1965–72
6.4%
1973–82
2.1%
1983–92
5.2%
1993–99
3.1%
2000–08
0.9%
2009–15
6.4%
2016–25
UpavonEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, 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 (14 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Upavon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upavon | 879 | 30 | 1 | — |
| Pewsey | 3,792 | 52 | 1 | A− |
| Netheravon | 1,068 | 7 | 0 | B− |
| Durrington | 5,718 | 24 | 1 | C+ |
| Larkhill | 2,728 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Burbage | 1,322 | 35 | 0 | A |
| Tidworth | 10,693 | 20 | 1 | C |
| Market Lavington | 1,810 | 63 | 2 | A |
In brief
Upavon in brief
Old houses are part of Upavon’s character: 30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 30 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981.
Most entries on the list, 67%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1986, when 21 of the 30 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Upavon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Upavon?
Historic England lists 30 buildings inside Upavon’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 28 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Upavon?
One: Church of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Upavon?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Round barrow in the grounds of RAF Upavon.
How many conservation areas are there in Upavon?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Upavon.
When were Upavon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 21, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Upavon?
30% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Upavon 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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