North East · Postcode district DH1
Who owns Durham?Corporate & overseas land ownership in DH1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Durham, 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.
2,703
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
59 titles
1,159
Distinct owners
£1.1bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in DH1
Where the 59 overseas-owned titles in Durhamare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Durham
Owners holding the most indexed titles in DH1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUGAR TREE LIMITEDReg. no. 014520951 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 83 |
| CHIME PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05746957 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 82 |
| APPLE FARM LTDReg. no. 13262775 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 73 |
| THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DURHAM | UK company | County Council | 65 |
| AZTEC NORTH LIMITEDReg. no. 09624393 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 47 |
| HOPE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 035587494 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 47 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F8) LLPReg. no. OC367812 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 41 |
| BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 008076 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 34 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 08909924 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 26 |
| ANGEL RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 11423356 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 23 |
| ALLERGATE INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 04853104 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| CORNFIELD LTDReg. no. 13413890 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| H & BJ ASSETS LIMITEDReg. no. 09361723 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| SADDLERS LAND AND PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 08525013 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 19 |
| SOUTH STREET LIMITEDReg. no. 16294468 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| G M AND J PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 10874546 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| MRF MANAGING TRUSTEE NO.1 LIMITED | OverseasJersey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| 3R LAND & PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 01089415 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| BERNICIA GROUPReg. no. 7711 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 15 |
Types of owner in DH1
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Durham 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 Durham is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2703 property titles in the DH1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1159 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Durham.
How much of DH1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Durham 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 Durham?+
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 DH1 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 DH1?+
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 Durham 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.