North West · Postcode district BB3
Who owns Darwen?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BB3
The companies and organisations that hold property in Darwen, 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, September 2026) covering 2,785 postcode districts across England and Wales. Companies and organisations only; private individuals are never included.
3,101
Corporate titles
0%
Overseas-owned
6 titles
889
Distinct owners
£155.9m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BB3
Where the 6 overseas-owned titles in Darwenare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Darwen
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BB3, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAPESTART LIMITEDReg. no. 02487884 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 325 |
| WALLACE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04216645 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 290 |
| G & O PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITEDReg. no. 02353592 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 262 |
| TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 28687 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 91 |
| TOGETHER ROOF ENERGY SPV LIMITEDReg. no. 7706436 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 91 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 90 |
| GREAT PLACES HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19564R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 75 |
| HELP YOUR PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 09080812 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 60 |
| BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 50 |
| THE RESIDENTIAL ORGANISATION LIMITEDReg. no. 03903631 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 45 |
| EAST CENTRAL PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 02771584 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 40 |
| GRAY'S INN CAPITAL LIMITEDReg. no. 07503033 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 32 |
| HANLEY PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 12668356 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| TIMES MONEY LTDReg. no. 09670840 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| JENNINGS & GILCHREASTE LIMITEDReg. no. 06522224 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| LORD STREET ESTATES LTDReg. no. 09858779 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 17 |
| ADVANCED PROPERTIES (NW) LTDReg. no. 01104632 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
| BORSDANE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 762739 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| MORGOED ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 3273896 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
Types of owner in BB3
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Darwen 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 129 other datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.
Frequently asked
How much of Darwen is owned by companies?+
This index holds 3101 property titles in the BB3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 889 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Darwen.
How much of BB3 is owned from overseas?+
Around 0% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Darwen 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 Darwen?+
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 BB3 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 BB3?+
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 Darwen to see conservation areas, flood zones, listed buildings and 130 other 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 September 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.
Conditions of use: This ownership information is licensed to us by HM Land Registry, and its conditions apply to you as well as to us. Use it for your own research and decisions. You must not use it for direct marketing of any kind — including contacting registered proprietors to offer goods or services — and you must not extract or redistribute the underlying HM Land Registry data as a standalone dataset or product. Full terms.