East of England · Postcode district CB5
Who owns Cambridge (East)?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CB5
The companies and organisations that hold property in Cambridge (East), 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.
779
Corporate titles
3%
Overseas-owned
22 titles
441
Distinct owners
£281.1m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CB5
Where the 22 overseas-owned titles in Cambridge (East)are registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Cambridge (East)
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CB5, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 62 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 30 |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 23 |
| THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. 10457R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 13 |
| SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 12 |
| LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 0030441R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| MARSHALL MOTOR GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 00295579 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 8 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 8 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 7 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 02366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| ESK PROPERTY (CAMBRIDGE) LLPReg. no. 307720 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 7 |
| FUTURES HOMESCAPE LIMITEDReg. no. 8970 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 7 |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE LADY FRANCES SIDNEY SUSSEX IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 7 |
| THE MASTER, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 7 |
| COLLEGE STREET PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05524854 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| PROQUEST INFORMATION AND LEARNING LIMITEDReg. no. 01094204 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 6 |
| HUNDRED HOUSES SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. 11577 | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 5 |
Types of owner in CB5
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Cambridge (East) is owned by companies?+
This index holds 779 property titles in the CB5 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 441 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Cambridge (East).
How much of CB5 is owned from overseas?+
Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Cambridge (East) 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 (East)?+
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 CB5 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 CB5?+
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 (East) 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.