East of England · Postcode district CM23
Who owns Bishop's Stortford?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CM23
The companies and organisations that hold property in Bishop's Stortford, 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.
1,735
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
27 titles
971
Distinct owners
£450.0m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CM23
Where the 27 overseas-owned titles in Bishop's Stortfordare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Bishop's Stortford
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CM23, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 157 |
| JMA AND SONS LIMITEDReg. no. 11020081 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 27 |
| EXPEDIT DEVELOPMENTS 2 RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 15019409 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 22 |
| DEMETRIOU PROPERTY & ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 1022083 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| PARADIGM HOMES CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 22789R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 17 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 13 |
| B3 LIVING LIMITEDReg. no. 29876R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 12 |
| EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 12 |
| PORTLAND PLACE LIMITEDReg. no. 00743292 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| BISHOP'S STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 11 |
| HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 11 |
| MILLSTREAM PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 11183879 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| SPIKE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 08098745 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| AMP HA008 LIMITEDReg. no. 09904699 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 9 |
| LEGAL & GENERAL AFFORDABLE HOMES (AR) LLPReg. no. OC435745 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 9 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| NOTTING HILL GENESISReg. no. 7746 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 8 |
| SAGE RENTED LIMITEDReg. no. 11217855 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
Types of owner in CM23
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Bishop's Stortford is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1735 property titles in the CM23 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 971 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Bishop's Stortford.
How much of CM23 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Bishop's Stortford 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 Bishop's Stortford?+
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 CM23 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 CM23?+
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 Bishop's Stortford 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.