Religious Buildings: Registration

(asked on 4th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places of worship are currently certified under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 according to records held by the Registrar General; whether there is breakdown the number of premises registered by organisation or denomination; and whether the information held includes the address of each registered premises.


Answered by
Sarah Jones Portrait
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 9th June 2026

There are currently 29340 places certified as a Place of Religious Worship in England and Wales in the records held by the Registrar General.

The information held by the Registrar General is published on the government website and includes the denomination and address of each religious building.

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