East of England · Postcode district CM2
Who owns Chelmsford?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CM2
The companies and organisations that hold property in Chelmsford, 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.
2,226
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
36 titles
1,276
Distinct owners
£648.7m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CM2
Where the 36 overseas-owned titles in Chelmsfordare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Chelmsford
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CM2, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 8112 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 116 |
| SWAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 28496R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 49 |
| CONNECTION (CHELMSFORD) RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 12021610 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 37 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 31 |
| MOAT HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 17434R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 26 |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 25 |
| BARRINGTON REAL ESTATE LIMITEDReg. no. 08055832 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Corporate Body | 23 |
| THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CHELMSFORD | UK company | Local Authority | 14 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 14 |
| DGM PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 06408739 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| GRAY & SONS (CHELMSFORD) LIMITEDReg. no. 01066417 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 11 |
| COMMS EXPRESS LIMITEDReg. no. 4359914 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| D&A RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 11085424 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 00136726 | UK company | Corporate Body | 10 |
| NOTTING HILL GENESISReg. no. 7746 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| RDBPI REGENCY APARTMENTS LTDReg. no. 15459799 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEReg. no. 00137029 | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
| CHELMSFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 8 |
Types of owner in CM2
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Chelmsford is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2226 property titles in the CM2 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1276 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Chelmsford.
How much of CM2 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford?+
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 CM2 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 CM2?+
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 Chelmsford 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.