South West · Postcode district BS8

Who owns Clifton?Corporate & overseas land ownership in BS8

The companies and organisations that hold property in Clifton, 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.

2,693

Corporate titles

3%

Overseas-owned

86 titles

1,750

Distinct owners

£532.9m

Recorded price paid

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Overseas ownership in BS8

Where the 86 overseas-owned titles in Cliftonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
64 · 74%
Hong Kong
7 · 8%
Guernsey
6 · 7%
British Virgin Islands
5 · 6%
Isle Of Man
2 · 2%
Panama
1 · 1%
Liechtenstein
1 · 1%

Largest corporate owners in Clifton

Owners holding the most indexed titles in BS8, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
CENTURION INVESTMENTS (JS III) LIMITEDOverseasJerseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company46
THE CITY COUNCIL OF BRISTOLUK companyLocal Authority44
ROCHFORD PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 05251483UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company42
STUDYHOME 1992 LIMITEDReg. no. 02358326UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company33
THE CLIFTON COLLEGEReg. no. RC000124UK companyCorporate Body33
RHINO PROPERTIES BRISTOL LTDReg. no. 10961254UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company29
EASTMAN ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 02585969UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company26
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOLReg. no. RC000648UK companyCorporate Body24
FAIRHOLD (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITEDReg. no. 03037726UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company16
PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)15
JACKSON PROPERTY INVESTMENTSReg. no. 02801094UK companyCorporate Body13
BALTONSBOROUGH PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 07777202UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
BRIGHTER PLACESReg. no. 25495RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)11
BRYMAIN INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00844886UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
NRZ PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 09363298UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATIONReg. no. RC000057UK companyCorporate Body11
BARYAH REAL ESTATES 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 15165668UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLCReg. no. 02366894UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
ACRES HILL LIMITEDReg. no. 03294075UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
BNP PARIBAS DEPOSITARY SERVICES LIMITEDOverseasJerseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9

Types of owner in BS8

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
2,387 · 89%
Corporate Body
160 · 6%
Local Authority
50 · 2%
Limited Liability Partnership
24 · 1%
Registered Society (Company)
21 · 1%
Registered Society (Corporate Body)
12 · 0%

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Frequently asked

How much of Clifton is owned by companies?+

This index holds 2693 property titles in the BS8 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1750 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Clifton.

How much of BS8 is owned from overseas?+

Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Clifton 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 Clifton?+

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 BS8 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 BS8?+

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 Clifton 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.

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