Listed buildings in County Durham

There are 3,104 listed buildings in the County Durham local planning authority area, England.

Members of Parliament

County Durham's listed buildings lie in 9 Westminster constituencies.

Consents, sales and energy ratings

Applications affecting listed buildings

1,569 applications affecting listed buildings in County Durham were received between 2016 and 2025 and have since been decided or withdrawn. 94% were approved, 1% refused and 5% withdrawn. The share approved is the 29th highest of the 366 authorities with at least 20 such applications. The median time to an approval or refusal was 55 days.

FigureCounty DurhamAll authorities
Decided or withdrawn 1,569 322,259
Approved 94% 85%
Refused 1% 6%
Withdrawn 5% 9%
Median days to an approval or refusal 55 56

Sales of listed buildings

393 sales registered between 2021 and 2025 have been matched to listed buildings in County Durham. The median price was £300,000, the 105th lowest of the 324 authorities with at least 10 such sales.

FigureCounty DurhamAll authorities
Sales 393 90,998
Median price £300,000 £415,000

Energy performance certificates

449 listed buildings in County Durham have a domestic energy performance certificate lodged in the last 10 years. On the latest of those certificates, 13% are rated F or G, the 146th highest share of the 341 authorities with at least 20 such buildings.

RatingCounty DurhamAll authorities
Buildings with a certificate 449 89,615
A <1% <1%
B 2% 2%
C 18% 19%
D 37% 38%
E 29% 29%
F 10% 9%
G 3% 3%

Counts cover records The WRENN Report has matched to a listed building. Applications: PlanIt, from local planning authority portals. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Energy performance certificates: the EPC registers for England and Wales and for Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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All listed buildings in County Durham