South East · Postcode district BN2
Who owns Brighton?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BN2
The companies and organisations that hold property in Brighton, 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.
5,312
Corporate titles
3%
Overseas-owned
182 titles
2,590
Distinct owners
£1.6bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BN2
Where the 182 overseas-owned titles in Brightonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Brighton
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BN2, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON & HOVE SEASIDE COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 0681227 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 273 |
| BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 164 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 144 |
| HYDE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18195R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 83 |
| MOAT HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 17434R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 77 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 77 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Corporate Body | 49 |
| GENEVA INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 04076441 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 46 |
| PELHAM PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 006404133 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 37 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 37 |
| PARADE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 01724799 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 36 |
| HOGLEY INVESTMENTS LTDReg. no. 08890121 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| CITYLETS SOUTH LIMITEDReg. no. 11203514 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 26 |
| GRADE & GABLE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 16164970 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| GRAND AVENUE ESTATES LTDReg. no. 11365327 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| OASIS PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 16905206 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| ORBIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 27802R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 22 |
| GHH ESTATE LIMITEDReg. no. 10022648 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 16 |
| MORETONS INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 08329983 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
Types of owner in BN2
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Brighton is owned by companies?+
This index holds 5312 property titles in the BN2 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 2590 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Brighton.
How much of BN2 is owned from overseas?+
Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Brighton 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 Brighton?+
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 BN2 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 BN2?+
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 Brighton 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.