North West · Postcode district BL3
Who owns Bolton?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BL3
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.
4,356
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
52 titles
1,178
Distinct owners
£324.5m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BL3
Where the 52 overseas-owned titles in Boltonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Bolton
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BL3, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAPESTART LIMITEDReg. no. 02487884 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 467 |
| FAIRHOLD (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITEDReg. no. 03037726 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 401 |
| WALLACE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04216645 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 400 |
| IRWELL VALLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 20684R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 277 |
| FREEHOLD MANAGERS (NOMINEES) LIMITEDReg. no. 02686761 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 109 |
| G & O PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITEDReg. no. 02353592 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 80 |
| CHIME PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05746957 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 63 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 57 |
| GATEHOUSE BANK PLCReg. no. 06260053 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 56 |
| THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF BOLTON | UK company | Local Authority | 45 |
| DENETOWER LIMITEDReg. no. 01197872 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 44 |
| BE ONE HOMESReg. no. 7684 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 39 |
| GREAT PLACES HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19564R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 38 |
| HEWAS SOLAR LIMITEDReg. no. 07654775 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 34 |
| THE RESIDENTIAL ORGANISATION LIMITEDReg. no. 03903631 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 33 |
| FAIRHOLD LIMITEDReg. no. 03007876 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 32 |
| AL RAYAN BANK PLCReg. no. 04483430 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 31 |
| SHENSTONE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02036008 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| PICTURE LIVING INVESTMENTS GP LLPReg. no. OC419851 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 27 |
| GREENMOUNT SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 08752135 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
Types of owner in BL3
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Bolton is owned by companies?+
This index holds 4356 property titles in the BL3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1178 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 BL3 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 BL3 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 BL3?+
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.