North East · Postcode district DH4
Who owns Houghton-le-Spring?Corporate & overseas land ownership in DH4
The companies and organisations that hold property in Houghton-le-Spring, 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.
1,308
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
13 titles
634
Distinct owners
£96.7m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in DH4
Where the 13 overseas-owned titles in Houghton-le-Springare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Houghton-le-Spring
Owners holding the most indexed titles in DH4, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNICIA GROUPReg. no. 7711 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 34 |
| GENTOO GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 04039205 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 34 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F8) LLPReg. no. OC367812 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 32 |
| THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 7522 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 27 |
| THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND | UK company | Local Authority | 26 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F16) LLPReg. no. OC396823 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 25 |
| FAIRHOLD HOLDINGS (2006) APPTS LTDReg. no. 05380171 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| GENTOO GROUP LTDReg. no. 7302 | UK company | Housing Association Community Benefit Society (Company) | 22 |
| KARBON HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7529 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 20 |
| BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 8076 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 18 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F14) LLPReg. no. OC389181 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 15 |
| NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUPReg. no. 21256R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 15 |
| ZINC PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 09996594 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
| BADESHA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTDReg. no. 07286604 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F13) LLPReg. no. OC389184 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 12 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F15) LLPReg. no. OC389182 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 12 |
| HELLENS RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 07979268 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DURHAM | UK company | County Council | 12 |
| ARPROP LTDReg. no. 09414264 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| BADESHA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 0728604 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
Types of owner in DH4
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Houghton-le-Spring is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1308 property titles in the DH4 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 634 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Houghton-le-Spring.
How much of DH4 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Houghton-le-Spring 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 Houghton-le-Spring?+
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 DH4 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 DH4?+
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 Houghton-le-Spring 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.