East of England · Postcode district AL7
Who owns Welwyn Garden City?Corporate & overseas land ownership in AL7
The companies and organisations that hold property in Welwyn Garden City, 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.
1,654
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
14 titles
602
Distinct owners
£382.3m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in AL7
Where the 14 overseas-owned titles in Welwyn Garden Cityare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Welwyn Garden City
Owners holding the most indexed titles in AL7, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 13667R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 396 |
| WELWYN HATFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 152 |
| WATFORD COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 30183R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 69 |
| PARADIGM HOMES CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 27789R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 45 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 31 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. IP19059R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 28 |
| ICEPORT TWO LIMITEDReg. no. 10775630 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 23 |
| PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 21 |
| HIGHTOWN PRAETORIAN AND CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. IP18077R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 15 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 12 |
| PRUDENTIAL UK REAL ESTATE NOMINEE 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 10436634 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| MORE HOMES WALTHAM FOREST LLPReg. no. OC421986 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 10 |
| PLEXUS UK (FIRST PROJECT) LIMITEDReg. no. 03311700 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| MOAT HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. IP17434R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 9 |
| SETTLE GROUPReg. no. 30003R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F16) LLPReg. no. OC396823 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 8 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 02366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| TESCO STORES LIMITEDReg. no. 519500 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| WOODSTOCK30 LIMITEDReg. no. 9587923 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
Types of owner in AL7
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Welwyn Garden City is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1654 property titles in the AL7 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 602 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Welwyn Garden City.
How much of AL7 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Welwyn Garden City 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 Welwyn Garden City?+
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 AL7 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 AL7?+
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 Welwyn Garden City 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.