South East · Postcode district CT1
Who owns Canterbury?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CT1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Canterbury, 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.
2,152
Corporate titles
4%
Overseas-owned
86 titles
1,260
Distinct owners
£531.9m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in CT1
Where the 86 overseas-owned titles in Canterburyare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Canterbury
Owners holding the most indexed titles in CT1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 88 |
| CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITYReg. no. 04793659 | UK company | Corporate Body | 66 |
| MOAT HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 17434R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 34 |
| LEYDON LETTINGS LTDReg. no. 14501161 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 27 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 27 |
| CIRRUS PROPERTY GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 11182426 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 25 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS AT CANTERBURY EPSOM FARNHAM MAIDSTONE AND ROCHESTER | UK company | Corporate Body | 23 |
| THE KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 21 |
| AES PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 08732751 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| TOWN AND COUNTRY HOUSINGReg. no. 30167R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 14 |
| BURGESS HILL 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 16101702 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| D A PHILLIPS & CO LIMITEDReg. no. 02120249 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| RAJAH LIVING LTDReg. no. 12625051 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITEDReg. no. 00138256 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| LALEHAM 2010 LIMITEDReg. no. 07262318 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| RETIREMENT RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 03441914 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| ROSEBELL PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 07586427 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| SLOGGETT GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 02304586 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| CITY & URBAN (CANTERBURY) LIMITEDReg. no. 07892006 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
Types of owner in CT1
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Canterbury is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2152 property titles in the CT1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1260 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Canterbury.
How much of CT1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 4% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Canterbury 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 Canterbury?+
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 CT1 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 CT1?+
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 Canterbury 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.