East of England · Postcode district CB1
Who owns Cambridge (Central and South)?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CB1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Cambridge (Central and South), 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 · preview
Real HM Land Registry data (CCOD + OCOD, July 2026) for a selection of 21 postcode districts — a prototype under an Exploration licence, shown to test value ahead of full national release. Companies and organisations only; private individuals are never included.
2,559
Corporate titles
4%
Overseas-owned
114 titles
1,283
Distinct owners
£1.2bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CB1
Where the 114 overseas-owned titles in Cambridge (Central and South)are registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Cambridge (Central and South)
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CB1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 70 |
| HUNDRED HOUSES SOCIETY LIMITED | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 48 |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 44 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 41 |
| THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 40 |
| URBAN PEARL LIMITEDReg. no. 12120689 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 29 |
| SJD FREE SOLAR (UK) 2 LTDReg. no. 08425377 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 23 |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 22 |
| THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HUGHES HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 21 |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 21 |
| FTSI UK LUX PROPCO II, S.A.R.L. | OverseasLuxembourg | Limited Liability Partnership | 20 |
| TATTERSALLS LIMITEDReg. no. 791113 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 19 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 2366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 18 |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 16 |
| THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN | UK company | Corporate Body | 16 |
| JACKLIN PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 09939547 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| BROOKGATE PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 03892255 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
Types of owner in CB1
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Cambridge (Central and South) 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 40+ datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.
Frequently asked
How much of Cambridge (Central and South) is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2559 property titles in the CB1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1283 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Cambridge (Central and South).
How much of CB1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 4% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Cambridge (Central and South) 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 Cambridge (Central and South)?+
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 CB1 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 CB1?+
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 Cambridge (Central and South) to see conservation areas, flood zones, listed buildings and 40+ 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 and database right 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.