South West · Postcode district BS16
Who owns Downend?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BS16
The companies and organisations that hold property in Downend, 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.
4,196
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
61 titles
1,514
Distinct owners
£647.5m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in BS16
Where the 61 overseas-owned titles in Downendare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Downend
Owners holding the most indexed titles in BS16, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CITY COUNCIL OF BRISTOL | UK company | Local Authority | 584 |
| MERLIN HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. 30012R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 512 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 104 |
| SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 97 |
| CURO PLACES LIMITEDReg. no. 7091 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 79 |
| BRIGHTER PLACESReg. no. 25495R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 66 |
| WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLCReg. no. 2366894 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 58 |
| LIVEWEST HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7724 | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 57 |
| GAINWELL LIMITEDReg. no. 02489949 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 41 |
| WEST BROMWICH HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 03437263 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 29 |
| MCGOWAN INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03049610 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 26 |
| EES OPERATIONS 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 07407791 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 21 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 20 |
| AL RAYAN BANK PLCReg. no. 4483430 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| TAPESTART LIMITEDReg. no. 02487884 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| ACTON HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 04165958 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
| SAGE HOMES RP LIMITEDReg. no. 11217910 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
| CONNOLLY & CALLAGHAN LIMITEDReg. no. 03826511 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| HH NO. 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159014 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| BRICKMOOR V SOUTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 14121589 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
Types of owner in BS16
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Downend is owned by companies?+
This index holds 4196 property titles in the BS16 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1514 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Downend.
How much of BS16 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Downend 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 Downend?+
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 BS16 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 BS16?+
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 Downend 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.