East of England · Postcode district AL3
Who owns St Albans?Corporate & overseas land ownership in AL3
The companies and organisations that hold property in St Albans, from HM Land Registry’s corporate and overseas ownership records — with a direct line into the planning constraints for any address in the district.
Real HM Land Registry data
Real HM Land Registry data (CCOD + OCOD, July 2026) covering all 2,784 postcode districts of England and Wales. Companies and organisations only; private individuals are never included.
992
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
7 titles
665
Distinct owners
£220.7m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in AL3
Where the 7 overseas-owned titles in St Albansare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in St Albans
Owners holding the most indexed titles in AL3, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST ALBANS DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 37 |
| HIGHTOWN PRAETORIAN AND CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18077R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 20 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 18 |
| PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 14 |
| PARADIGM HOMES CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 27789R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 10 |
| ANNAUR LIMITEDReg. no. 10364850 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE ST ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEReg. no. 00145227 | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| DEFTBRENT LIMITEDReg. no. 01857392 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITEDReg. no. 09346363 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF HIS CROWN | UK company | Corporate Body | 7 |
| B3 LIVING LIMITEDReg. no. 29876R | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 02366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE CHILDWICK TRUSTReg. no. 08224553 | UK company | Corporate Body | 6 |
| ALAN ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 09106950 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| BELGRAVE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03341239 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Corporate Body | 5 |
| HAYLEY WARRENS PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 12428704 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| MARSTONBURY LIMITEDReg. no. 02123667 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| PETER ALEXANDER INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 09413383 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
Types of owner in AL3
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in St Albans is only half the picture. Run a specific address through the free checker to see what planning constraints apply — conservation areas, flood risk, listed buildings, green belt and 50+ datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.
Frequently asked
How much of St Albans is owned by companies?+
This index holds 992 property titles in the AL3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 665 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in St Albans.
How much of AL3 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in St Albans are held through a company registered outside the UK — typically in jurisdictions such as Jersey, the British Virgin Islands or Guernsey. Overseas ownership is recorded by HM Land Registry in the OCOD dataset.
Can I see who owns a specific building in St Albans?+
Ownership here is matched to a location by postcode, because HM Land Registry does not publish a link between title numbers and mapped parcels. It's a screening indicator: it tells you which companies hold property in AL3 and roughly where, but to confirm the owner of one specific building you'd order an official copy of the register for that title.
How does ownership relate to planning constraints in AL3?+
Ownership tells you who holds the land; planning constraints tell you what can be done with it. Planning Constraints combines both — check any address in St Albans to see conservation areas, flood zones, listed buildings and 50+ datasets, alongside the corporate-ownership picture for that postcode.
Ownership is drawn from HM Land Registry’s corporate (CCOD) and overseas (OCOD) ownership datasets and aggregated by postcode district. HM Land Registry does not publish a link between title numbers and mapped land parcels, so this is a district-level screening indicator, not a title-plan boundary. We show the owning company, its jurisdiction, category and holding counts — not exact property addresses (their use is licence-restricted). Private individuals are never included; these datasets cover companies and organisations only.
Source: Source: HM Land Registry — UK companies (CCOD) and overseas companies (OCOD) that own property in England and Wales. Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026 Data as at July 2026.
Note: Corporate ownership reflects HM Land Registry’s record of the current registered proprietor and can lag transactions by weeks or months. Ownership is matched to a location by postcode, not by title-plan boundary, so treat it as a screening indicator — always confirm with an official copy of the register before relying on it.