England’s church heritage ‘danger zones’

Our annual analysis of Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register reveals the church heritage ‘danger zones’ across England.

The Heritage at Risk register, which is produced annually by Historic England, lists heritage assets including church buildings that are in danger of being lost. The 2025 list includes 976 churches, with 57 of those being new additions.

Our spatial analysis mapped each church on the list by MP’s constituencies and shows the areas across England with the greatest number of churches at risk. It reveals that more than 60% of MPs in England have at least one at-risk church in their constituency, with some having as many as 19.

Map showing the heritage at risk danger zones in England

Explore the heritage 'danger zone' map

Our map shows the churches on the Heritage at Risk register and allows you to explore by constituency. You can use it to discover more about the danger zones or the state of church heritage in your own constituency.

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England’s 2025 church heritage ‘danger zones’ revealed

Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register shows that there are now almost 1,000 churches, chapels, meeting houses and cathedrals at risk. Read our analysis of the trends.

Summary of churches on the Heritage at Risk register trends

Measure	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total sites on the register	4,919	4,871	4,891	4,891
Churches on the register	911	932	959	976
Churches removed from the register (for positive reasons)	65	29	23	37
Churches removed from the register that have received a National Churches Trust grant in the last five years	18	7	7	12
Total sites added to the register	175	159	155	138
Churches added to the register	64	50	55	57

Churches is used here as a catch-all term for Christian places of worship, including chapels, meeting houses and cathedrals.

Summary of churches on the Heritage at Risk register trends

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