North West · Postcode district BL2

Who owns Bolton?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BL2

The companies and organisations that hold property in Bolton, 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.

3,543

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

19 titles

1,049

Distinct owners

£190.5m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in BL2

Where the 19 overseas-owned titles in Boltonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
8 · 42%
Israel
5 · 26%
Guernsey
3 · 16%
British Virgin Islands
1 · 5%
Isle Of Man
1 · 5%
Marshall Islands
1 · 5%

Largest corporate owners in Bolton

Owners holding the most indexed titles in BL2, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
WALLACE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04216645UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company435
MAK PROPERTY (MANCHESTER) LIMITEDReg. no. 2583250UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company361
TAPESTART LIMITEDReg. no. 0248788UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company271
FREEHOLD MANAGERS (NOMINEES) LIMITEDReg. no. 02686761UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company169
CYNTRA PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 09515187UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company156
GRAY'S INN CAPITAL LIMITEDReg. no. 07503033UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company141
CHIME PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05746957UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company102
BE ONE HOMESReg. no. 7684UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)69
ATTIC PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 03545853UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company65
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF BOLTONUK companyLocal Authority55
GREAT PLACES HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19564RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)30
BORSDANE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 762739UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
G & O RENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 02550619UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
GREENMOUNT SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 08752135UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
MORGOED ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 03273896UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company19
IRWELL VALLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 20684RUK companyHousing Association Registered Society (Company)17
BRACKEN PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 13776656UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company16
A SHADE GREENER (F7) LLPReg. no. OC367811UK companyLimited Liability Partnership15
MOSSCARE ST. VINCENT'S HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 7609UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)15
A SHADE GREENER (F13) LLPReg. no. OC389184UK companyLimited Liability Partnership14

Types of owner in BL2

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
3,168 · 89%
Limited Liability Partnership
90 · 3%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
71 · 2%
Corporate Body
63 · 2%
Local Authority
60 · 2%
Registered Society (Corporate Body)
31 · 1%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Bolton 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 Bolton is owned by companies?+

This index holds 3543 property titles in the BL2 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1049 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Bolton.

How much of BL2 is owned from overseas?+

Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Bolton 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 Bolton?+

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 BL2 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 BL2?+

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 Bolton 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.

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