North West · Postcode district CA28

Who owns Whitehaven?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CA28

The companies and organisations that hold property in Whitehaven, 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.

939

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

5 titles

424

Distinct owners

£56.5m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in CA28

Where the 5 overseas-owned titles in Whitehavenare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
2 · 40%
Cyprus
1 · 20%
Australia
1 · 20%
Isle Of Man
1 · 20%

Largest corporate owners in Whitehaven

Owners holding the most indexed titles in CA28, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)228
CUMBERLAND COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority39
CASTLES & COASTS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7617UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)16
HIGH GRANGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03773587UK companyHousing Association/Society (Company)14
TIGERLINE INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03934346UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
ALKAN GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 13764715UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
SELLAFIELD LIMITEDReg. no. 01002607UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
ACER HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 09419464UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
ENERGY COAST WEST CUMBRIA (PROPERTIES) LIMITEDReg. no. 02414283UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
R & I ROBSON LIMITEDReg. no. 09698033UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITEDReg. no. 00039625UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
JAMES HALL AND COMPANY (PROPERTIES) LIMITEDReg. no. 00204303UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITYUK companyCorporate Body5
THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30670RUK companyHousing Association/Society (Company)5
WEST GHYLL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 07324868UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR COMMISSIONERSUK companyCorporate Body5
COUNTRYWIDE TAX & TRUST CORPORATION LIMITEDReg. no. 04844596UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company4
DOBIES CUMBRIA PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 07831212UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company4
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 02366949UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company4

Types of owner in CA28

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
574 · 61%
Registered Society (Company)
235 · 25%
Corporate Body
54 · 6%
Local Authority
41 · 4%
Community Benefit Society (Company)
16 · 2%
Limited Liability Partnership
8 · 1%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 939 property titles in the CA28 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 424 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Whitehaven.

How much of CA28 is owned from overseas?+

Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven?+

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 CA28 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 CA28?+

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 Whitehaven 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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