South East · Postcode district CT3

Who owns Canterbury?Corporate & overseas land ownership in CT3

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.

866

Corporate titles

0%

Overseas-owned

3 titles

413

Distinct owners

£141.2m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in CT3

Where the 3 overseas-owned titles in Canterburyare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Guernsey
1 · 33%
France
1 · 33%
Jersey
1 · 33%

Largest corporate owners in Canterbury

Owners holding the most indexed titles in CT3, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company79
HH NO. 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159014UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company62
MOAT HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 17434RUK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)20
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLANDUK companyCorporate Body19
SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)18
DOVER DISTRICT COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority17
HH NO. 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company14
CANTERBURY CITY COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority13
PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447RUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
O'REILLY PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 10049660UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company12
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
THE KENT COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council9
SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03043097UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
A C HULME AND SONSReg. no. 00803130UK companyCorporate Body7
BDW TRADING LIMITEDReg. no. 03018173UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
D A PHILLIPS & CO LIMITEDReg. no. 02120249UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
RURAL HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 7405235UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
SAGE RENTED LIMITEDReg. no. 11217855UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
CHANDLER & DUNN LIMITEDReg. no. 00538910UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
TGHC LTDReg. no. 07582663UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6

Types of owner in CT3

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
662 · 76%
Corporate Body
61 · 7%
Local Authority
36 · 4%
Registered Society (Company)
30 · 3%
Limited Liability Partnership
19 · 2%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
19 · 2%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Canterbury 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 Canterbury is owned by companies?+

This index holds 866 property titles in the CT3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 413 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 CT3 is owned from overseas?+

Around 0% 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 CT3 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 CT3?+

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.

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