East of England · Postcode district CB2

Who owns Cambridge (West)?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CB2

The companies and organisations that hold property in Cambridge (West), 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.

1,937

Corporate titles

3%

Overseas-owned

63 titles

964

Distinct owners

£777.3m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in CB2

Where the 63 overseas-owned titles in Cambridge (West)are registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
21 · 33%
Guernsey
19 · 30%
Ireland
5 · 8%
Isle Of Man
3 · 5%
Hong Kong
3 · 5%
Jersey
2 · 3%
Luxembourg
2 · 3%
Cayman Islands
2 · 3%

Largest corporate owners in Cambridge (West)

Owners holding the most indexed titles in CB2, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority96
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 30441RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)89
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEUK companyCorporate Body37
THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY WITHIN THE TOWN AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE OF KING HENRY THE EIGHTH'S FOUNDATIONUK companyCorporate Body36
BPHA LIMITEDReg. no. 26751RUK companyHousing Association Registered Society (Company)33
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council32
FLAGSHIP HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31211RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)29
THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OR HALL OF VALENCE MARY COMMONLY CALLED PEMBROKE COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEUK companyCorporate Body21
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority18
HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
PICTURE LIVING INVESTMENTS GP LLPReg. no. OC419851UK companyLimited Liability Partnership16
THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FOUNDED IN HONOUR OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF BLESSED MARY THE VIRGINUK companyCorporate Body16
THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF DOWNING COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEUK companyCorporate Body14
PENGCHEN FAMILY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 11376553UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITEDReg. no. 03674842UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company12
PENGCHEN FAMILY INVESTMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 11376553UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEUK companyCorporate Body11
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTUK companyCorporate Body10
RMB 102 LIMITEDReg. no. 07511484UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10

Types of owner in CB2

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
1,164 · 60%
Corporate Body
380 · 20%
Local Authority
120 · 6%
Registered Society (Corporate Body)
93 · 5%
Registered Society (Company)
59 · 3%
Limited Liability Partnership
42 · 2%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Cambridge (West) 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 Cambridge (West) is owned by companies?+

This index holds 1937 property titles in the CB2 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 964 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Cambridge (West).

How much of CB2 is owned from overseas?+

Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Cambridge (West) 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 (West)?+

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 CB2 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 CB2?+

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 (West) 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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