North East · Postcode district DL3

Who owns Darlington West?Corporate & overseas land ownership in DL3

The companies and organisations that hold property in Darlington West, 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.

2,065

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

12 titles

1,193

Distinct owners

£231.9m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in DL3

Where the 12 overseas-owned titles in Darlington Westare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
6 · 50%
Guernsey
2 · 17%
Isle Of Man
1 · 8%
Cayman Islands
1 · 8%
Germany
1 · 8%
United Arab Emirates
1 · 8%

Largest corporate owners in Darlington West

Owners holding the most indexed titles in DL3, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
LEVANTERA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 08272295UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company63
DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority41
DARLINGTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 03908588UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company33
COOL BLUE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 10658202UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company31
M & M DARLINGTON PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 13205886UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company25
PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)24
INVESTACC PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 02875892UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
RAILWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 9650UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)20
15 MONTPELIER LIMITEDReg. no. 08562192UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company19
NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUPReg. no. 21256RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)18
DASYL ENTERPRISES LIMITEDReg. no. 01637728UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company15
GREENGATE NW LLPReg. no. 435264UK companyLimited Liability Partnership15
MEARS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 14425736UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company15
CATCASTLE PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 11048656UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 7522UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)12
A SHADE GREENER (F16) LLPReg. no. OC396823UK companyCorporate Body11
TAYLOR WIMPEY UK LIMITEDReg. no. 01392762UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
RAILWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND BENEFIT FUNDReg. no. 12463812UK companyCorporate Body10
A SHADE GREENER (F12) LLPReg. no. OC386130UK companyLimited Liability Partnership9
A SHADE GREENER (F15) LLPReg. no. OC389182UK companyLimited Liability Partnership9

Types of owner in DL3

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
1,737 · 84%
Corporate Body
85 · 4%
Limited Liability Partnership
75 · 4%
Local Authority
41 · 2%
Registered Society (Company)
32 · 2%
Community Benefit Society (Company)
29 · 1%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 2065 property titles in the DL3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1193 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Darlington West.

How much of DL3 is owned from overseas?+

Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Darlington West 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 Darlington West?+

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 DL3 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 DL3?+

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 Darlington West 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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