North West · Postcode district CA13

Who owns Cockermouth?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CA13

The companies and organisations that hold property in Cockermouth, 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.

681

Corporate titles

2%

Overseas-owned

12 titles

341

Distinct owners

£63.8m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in CA13

Where the 12 overseas-owned titles in Cockermouthare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Isle Of Man
6 · 50%
Guernsey
3 · 25%
Jersey
2 · 17%
Delaware, U.S.A.
1 · 8%

Largest corporate owners in Cockermouth

Owners holding the most indexed titles in CA13, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)69
WESTFIELD HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 13920UK companyHousing Association Registered Society (Company)28
MCCARTHY & STONE (EXTRA CARE LIVING) LIMITEDReg. no. 06897363UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company12
LEAZES ARCADE LIMITEDReg. no. 02692019UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company12
HOMES GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981RUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
INVESTACC PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 02875892UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938RUK companyCo-operative Society (Company)10
CUMBERLAND COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority9
WESTFIELD HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 13920RUK companyCorporate Body9
BRIGID INVESTMENTS NO.5 LIMITEDReg. no. 13188122UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
CAVERNLODGE LIMITEDReg. no. 02629689UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTYUK companyCorporate Body8
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITEDReg. no. 00039625UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 02366949UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
HH NO.1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
MARSTON'S PUBS LIMITEDReg. no. 5453367UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
CASTLES & COASTS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7617UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)5
COCKERMOUTH TOWN COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority5

Types of owner in CA13

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
495 · 73%
Registered Society (Company)
85 · 12%
Corporate Body
45 · 7%
Local Authority
16 · 2%
Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body)
7 · 1%
Community Benefit Society (Company)
6 · 1%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Cockermouth 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 Cockermouth is owned by companies?+

This index holds 681 property titles in the CA13 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 341 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Cockermouth.

How much of CA13 is owned from overseas?+

Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Cockermouth 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 Cockermouth?+

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 CA13 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 CA13?+

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 Cockermouth 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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