Heritage at Risk

The Heritage at Risk Programme helps us understand the overall state of England's historic sites.

Explore key trends revealed in our latest Heritage at Risk Register and explore the latest news on Heritage at Risk in your region.

Find out what’s at risk near you by searching the Heritage at Risk Register.

Find Heritage at Risk on an interactive map. Move around the map to see what's at risk in your area or use the address search.

Download PDF versions of the Heritage at Risk registers and leaflets from this and previous years (back to 2008) as well as other HAR publications.

Historic England has long recorded the condition of our built heritage. With information going back to 1998 we can track trends in risk over time.

Listed places of worship 'at risk' are cherished as heritage in their own right, as cultural centres for communities and as faith buildings.

The archaeological sites on the Schedule of Monuments can face various threats that might put them ‘at risk’.

There are over 37,000 wrecks recorded in England’s territorial sea, of which 54 are protected wreck sites, four of these are considered most ‘at risk.

Historic England works with owners of registered parks and gardens ‘at risk’ to find practical and affordable ways of safeguarding their future.

The sites on the Register of Historic Battlefields most vulnerable to threat such as development and cultivation may be assessed as ‘at risk’.

We support local authorities in assessing condition of conservation areas and help them find and implement solutions for areas at risk.

Find out where and how you can search for buildings at risk which are for sale.

Historic England contacts all owners of sites that are included on our Heritage at Risk Register to find out how we can best help.

Our grants are an essential part of our work to protect the nation's heritage.