North West · Postcode district CH4
Who owns Chester?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CH4
The companies and organisations that hold property in Chester, 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.
1,135
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
18 titles
617
Distinct owners
£239.1m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CH4
Where the 18 overseas-owned titles in Chesterare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Chester
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CH4, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUS DANE HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31012R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 52 |
| SP MANWEB PLCReg. no. 02366937 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 46 |
| NORTH EAST WALES HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 08977141 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 44 |
| BORSDANE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 0762739 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 35 |
| CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 24 |
| FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 22 |
| ADRA (TAI) CYFYNGEDIGReg. no. 30776 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 15 |
| YOUR HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 17704R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 12 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F12) LLPReg. no. OC386130 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 11 |
| HEARTHSTONE INVESTMENTS (GP2) LIMITEDReg. no. 12275401 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| MUIR GROUP HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18632R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 10 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F13) LLPReg. no. OC386129 | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
| CLWYDALYN HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 22360R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 9 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 8 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| GRWP CYNEFINReg. no. 21194R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 6 |
| REDROW HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 01990710 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F16) LLPReg. no. OC396823 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 5 |
| AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 03468788 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
Types of owner in CH4
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Chester is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1135 property titles in the CH4 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 617 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Chester.
How much of CH4 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Chester 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 Chester?+
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 CH4 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 CH4?+
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 Chester 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.