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Historic England (HE) publishes open data sets via its Open Data Hub, representing a critical resource for strategic heritage data.
HE writes:
Historic England publishes open data via its Open Data Hub where you will find the following resources. Download data from the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) through the Open Data Hub. This includes a range of formats and APIs. GIS spatial data is published by Historic England and is available free under the Open Government Licence.
On this page:
- Listed building data
- Scheduled monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks and world heritage sites
- De-Designated Sites
- Conservation Areas
- The Heritage at Risk Register
- Greater London Archaeological Priority Areas
- Aerial Investigation Mapping data
- Management Agreement grants for Field Monuments
- Boundaries
- Funding Areas
- Local Authority Historic Environment Staffing Survey
- Turning the Plough
- Research Reports
- Historic England Research Spatial Reports
- Accessibility
Listed building data: The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the only official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England.
- Listed Buildings as polygons last updated: 17 December 2024
- Listed Buildings as points last updated: 17 December 2024
- Building Preservation Notices as polygons last updated: 17 December 2024
- Building Preservation Notices as points last updated: 17 December 2024
- Certificates of Immunity as polygons last updated: 17 December 2024
- Certificates of Immunity as points last updated: 17 December 2024
Scheduled monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks and world heritage sites
- Scheduled Monuments last updated: 17 December 2024
- Parks and Gardens last updated: 17 December 2024
- Battlefields last updated: 17 December 2024
- Protected Wrecks last updated: 17 December 2024
- World Heritage Sites last updated: 17 December 2024
De-Designated Sites
This dataset includes all the sites removed completely from the NHLE (i.e. this does not include partial delisting, removal of part of an area or removal of duplicate entries) since 4 April 2011. It includes all designation types included on the NHLE (i.e. Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields and Protected Wrecks) but does not include World Heritage Sites.
- De-Designated Sites last updated: 17 December 2024
Conservation Areas
Conservation Areas in England as designated by Local Planning Authorities and compiled by Historic England.
- Conservation Areas last updated: 12 December 2024
The Heritage at Risk Register
Updated annually, the Heritage at Risk Register provides an understanding of the overall state of England’s heritage assets. The data gives a dynamic picture of the sites most at risk and most in need of safeguarding for the future.
For listed buildings, we assess Grade I, Grade II*, and Grade II places of worship and listed buildings in London only.
- Heritage at Risk 2021 last updated: 21 June 2023
- Heritage at Risk 2022 last updated: 09 June 2023
- Heritage at Risk 2023 last updated: 09 May 2024
- Heritage at Risk 2024 last updated: 06 November 2024
