East of England · Postcode district AL4
Who owns St Albans?Corporate & overseas land ownership in AL4
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.
573
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
5 titles
397
Distinct owners
£156.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in AL4
Where the 5 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 AL4, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETTLE GROUPReg. no. 30003R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 29 |
| PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 14 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 12 |
| HIGHTOWN PRAETORIAN AND CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18077R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 10 |
| HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 9 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 02366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| GLYN HOPKIN LIMITEDReg. no. 02756516 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18077R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 5 |
| ROUNDHOUSE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTDReg. no. 10477436 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| BOWMANS CROSS LTDReg. no. 11670913 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| HTC FASTENINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 01253974 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| MITCHELLS & BUTLERS RETAIL LIMITEDReg. no. 00024542 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| THE HIGHFIELD PARK TRUSTReg. no. 03193779 | UK company | Corporate Body | 4 |
| THE ST ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | UK company | Corporate Body | 4 |
| ALBAN ACADEMIES TRUSTReg. no. 07523557 | UK company | Corporate Body | 3 |
| ANDREWS MARTIN & CO LIMITEDReg. no. 02942596 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| ASPAR PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITEDReg. no. 02658906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| CITY TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 03143448 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| DARTLAND LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in AL4
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of St Albans is owned by companies?+
This index holds 573 property titles in the AL4 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 397 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 AL4 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 AL4 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 AL4?+
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.