Open Data Hub
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. Read the Open Data Hub Terms and Conditions and Disclaimers.
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
- 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: 29 October 2024
- Listed Buildings as points last updated: 29 October 2024
- Building Preservation Notices as polygons last updated: 29 October 2024
- Building Preservation Notices as points last updated: 29 October 2024
- Certificates of Immunity as polygons last updated: 29 October 2024
- Certificates of Immunity as points last updated: 29 October 2024
Scheduled monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks and world heritage sites
- Scheduled Monuments last updated: 29 October 2024
- Parks and Gardens last updated: 29 October 2024
- Battlefields last updated: 29 October 2024
- Protected Wrecks last updated: 29 October 2024
- World Heritage Sites last updated: 29 October 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: 29 October 2024
Conservation Areas
Conservation Areas in England as designated by Local Planning Authorities and compiled by Historic England.
- Conservation Areas last updated: 24 July 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
Greater London Archaeological Priority Areas
Archaeological Priority Areas (APAs) are areas where there is significant known archaeological interest or potential for new discoveries. APAs are used to help highlight where development might affect heritage assets.
- Greater London Archaeological Priority Areas last updated: 11 August 2023
Aerial Investigation Mapping data
Spatial data depicting archaeology that has been identified, mapped and recorded using aerial photographs and other aerial sources across England.
You can follow the instructions in this document to create a QGIS style file (.qml) to recreate our mapping symbology in QGIS.
- Aerial Investigation Mapping data last updated: 03 October 2023
Management Agreement grants for Field Monuments
Data for Management Agreement grants for Field Monuments.
- Management Agreement grants for Field Monuments. last updated: 29 October 2024
Boundaries
Historic England regions and HER Boundaries
- Historic England Regions last updated: 24 May 2024
- HER Boundaries last updated: 24 May 2024
Funding Areas
Boundaries of areas for which funding has been available through HE programmes.
- High Street Heritage Action Zones (HSHAZ) last updated: 4 July 2024
- Heritage Action Zones last updated: 4 July 2024
Local Authority Historic Environment Staffing Survey
The Local Authority Staffing Survey is an annual survey funded by Historic England. It is a survey of archaeology and conservation teams in local authorities in England, and teams not attached to authorities.
2022
- Local Authority Historic Environment Staffing Statistics
- Local Authority Staff Survey Recruitment and Skills Data
2021
- Local Authority Historic Environment Staffing Statistics
- Local Authority Staff Survey Recruitment and Skills Data
2020
Turning the Plough
This data examines the survival of ridge and furrow in a sample of parishes in the English Midlands; contrasting survival in 2012 with that recorded in the late 1990s. It was commissioned as part of the National Heritage Protection Plan and is a collaboration between English Heritage and Gloucestershire County Council.
- Turning the Plough last updated: 31 July 2024
Accessibility
Data Downloads
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