South East · Postcode district BN3
Who owns Hove?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BN3
The companies and organisations that hold property in Hove, 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.
5,659
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
97 titles
3,241
Distinct owners
£1.1bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BN3
Where the 97 overseas-owned titles in Hoveare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Hove
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BN3, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 128 |
| BRIGHTON & HOVE SEASIDE COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 06812227 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 68 |
| HYDE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18195R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 67 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 57 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 51 |
| HOMEJOIN LIMITEDReg. no. 02309284 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 34 |
| AGB READING 2020 LIMITEDReg. no. 08971639 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 32 |
| GENEVA INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 04076441 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 31 |
| BINGWOOD PROPERTY COMPANY LLPReg. no. OC373623 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 28 |
| FITZWILLIAM TRUSTEES NUMBER 5 LIMITEDReg. no. 661195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 27 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 27 |
| MAXIWOOD LIMITEDReg. no. 01951087 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| BRIGHTON & HOVE SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 00678600 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| RIDGEWOOD ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 05444807 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| FITZWILLIAM TRUSTEES NUMBER 7 LIMITEDReg. no. 661213 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| M&G UK SHARED OWNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 12199619 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| PARADE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 01724799 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| LINCOLN ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 0253215 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| HARWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 03033458 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| PARK AVENUE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 03290481 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
Types of owner in BN3
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Hove 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 Hove is owned by companies?+
This index holds 5659 property titles in the BN3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 3241 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Hove.
How much of BN3 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Hove 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 Hove?+
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 BN3 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 BN3?+
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 Hove 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.