The Charterhouse, London Road, Coventry, West Midlands. Portrait of carpenter/contractor working on site.
Heritage at Risk 2022. The Charterhouse, London Road, Coventry, West Midlands. © Historic England Archive View image record DP325479
Heritage at Risk 2022. The Charterhouse, London Road, Coventry, West Midlands. © Historic England Archive View image record DP325479

Heritage at Risk Indicator Data

Part of the Heritage Counts series. 3 minute read.

The 'Heritage at Risk' theme brings together datasets about additions to (and removals from) Historic England's Heritage at Risk register, broken down by asset type.

This includes buildings and structures, places of worship, scheduled monuments, parks and gardens, conservation areas, wreck sites and battlefields.

On this page
  1. What is Heritage at Risk?
  2. Buildings and structures
  3. Scheduled monuments
  4. Listed places of worship
  5. Parks and gardens
  6. Conservation areas
  7. Dataset

What is Heritage at Risk?

The Heritage at Risk (HAR) programme helps us understand the overall state of England's historic sites. The programme identifies those sites that are most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.

The Heritage at Risk register tells communities about the condition of their local neighbourhood. It encourages people to become actively involved in looking after what is precious to them. It also reassures them that any public funding goes to the most needy and urgent cases.

Figure HAR 5.1 – Heritage at Risk Register entries, 2023

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Source: Historic England

Buildings and structures

  • In 2023, 765 Grade I and II* listed structures were recorded on Historic England's Heritage at Risk register, representing 3.4% of the overall number of these assets
  • 39 assets were added to the register in 2023
  • Regionally, the rate of addition was mixed: the East of England recorded 13 additions, while the North West and North East & Yorkshire recorded the fewest with 1 each
  • In 2023, 35 Grade I and II* structures were removed from the register. This is down from 60 in 2022, but similar to 2020 and 2021
  • In the 2022/23 financial year, a total of £5.6 million was allocated to Grade I and II* buildings and structures listed on the Heritage at Risk register. This amount represents a decrease from the £6.7 million funding provided in 2021/22

Scheduled monuments

  • As of 2023, 2,224 scheduled monuments are recorded on the Heritage at Risk register (11.1% of scheduled monuments in England)
  • Although 35% of England’s scheduled monuments are found in the South West (the most of any region), the region contributes 45% of the scheduled monuments recorded on the register
  • A total of £478,042 was granted in 2022/23 to support scheduled monuments on the register

Listed places of worship

  • In 2023, there were 943 listed places of worship on the Heritage at Risk register
  • This equates to 6.4% of all listed places of worship

Parks and gardens

  • In 2023, there were 104 registered parks and gardens on the Heritage at Risk register, no change from 2022
  • This equates to approximately 6% of all registered parks and gardens

Conservation areas

  • In 2023, there were 483 conservation areas on the Heritage at Risk register, down from 490 in 2022
  • This equates to approximately 5% of all conservation areas

Dataset

Also of interest

Guardianship Indicator Data
Heritage at Risk