East of England · Postcode district CO16
Who owns Clacton-on-Sea?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CO16
The companies and organisations that hold property in Clacton-on-Sea, 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.
862
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
12 titles
458
Distinct owners
£167.4m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CO16
Where the 12 overseas-owned titles in Clacton-on-Seaare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Clacton-on-Sea
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CO16, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTLIGHT COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 30124R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 40 |
| TENDRING DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 31 |
| FLAGSHIP HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31211R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 24 |
| SWAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 28496R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 20 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 18 |
| DELTA HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 8112 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 11 |
| ACP SOLAR LIMITEDReg. no. 11112150 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| HAVEN LEISURE LIMITEDReg. no. 01968698 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| ST OSYTH PRIORY LEISURE LIMITEDReg. no. 12534637 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 9 |
| HOMESUN LIMITEDReg. no. 07301516 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ESSEX | UK company | Local Authority | 9 |
| NS & V HOMES LTDReg. no. 10518484 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| COUNTRYWIDE TAX & TRUST CORPORATION LTDReg. no. 04844596 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 6 |
| BH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 12270731 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HH NO. 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159014 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY (TRADING AS HOMES ENGLAND) | UK company | Corporate Body | 5 |
| HOMESUN 5 LIMITEDReg. no. 07676567 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
Types of owner in CO16
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Clacton-on-Sea 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 Clacton-on-Sea is owned by companies?+
This index holds 862 property titles in the CO16 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 458 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Clacton-on-Sea.
How much of CO16 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Clacton-on-Sea 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 Clacton-on-Sea?+
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 CO16 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 CO16?+
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 Clacton-on-Sea 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.