South East · Postcode district BN12
Who owns Worthing?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BN12
The companies and organisations that hold property in Worthing, 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.
732
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
9 titles
467
Distinct owners
£100.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BN12
Where the 9 overseas-owned titles in Worthingare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Worthing
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BN12, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 57 |
| WORTHING HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 03517244 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 20 |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | UK company | Corporate Body | 13 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 11 |
| WEST SUSSEX PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 11832087 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| RED LYNCH PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05115917 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 6 |
| DEFT PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 06273306 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| SEXTON HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 04477211 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 6 |
| CARRINGWOOD LIMITEDReg. no. 02736134 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| MCCARTHY & STONE (SHARED OWNERSHIP) LIMITEDReg. no. 12330830 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| RETIREMENT RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 03441914 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITEDReg. no. 06437594 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| BIRDHURST INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00547037 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| BRIGHT FUTURE DESIGN & CONSULTANTS LTDReg. no. 07059506 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GILBERT INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 12469571 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GUILD CAREReg. no. 03021390 | UK company | Corporate Body | 4 |
| SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03043097 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| THE ARUNDEL AND BRIGHTON ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN CORPORATION LIMITEDReg. no. 00946255 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
Types of owner in BN12
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Worthing 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 Worthing is owned by companies?+
This index holds 732 property titles in the BN12 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 467 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Worthing.
How much of BN12 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Worthing 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 Worthing?+
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 BN12 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 BN12?+
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 Worthing 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.