London · Postcode district EC2Y
Who owns Barbican?Corporate & overseas land ownership in EC2Y
The companies and organisations that hold property in Barbican, 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.
377
Corporate titles
19%
Overseas-owned
72 titles
208
Distinct owners
£156.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in EC2Y
Where the 72 overseas-owned titles in Barbicanare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Barbican
Owners holding the most indexed titles in EC2Y, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINKLATERS BUSINESS SERVICESReg. no. 00633907 | UK company | Corporate Body | 16 |
| THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON | UK company | Local Authority | 16 |
| LLOYDS BANK PLCReg. no. 00002065 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| OSBORNE CLARKE LLPReg. no. OC397443 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 10 |
| GAPVISTA (UK) LIMITEDReg. no. 04306321 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDReg. no. FC027877 | OverseasAustralia | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| PNG ASSOCIATES LIMITEDReg. no. 02047036 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP | OverseasNew York, U.S.A. | Corporate Body | 7 |
| CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLPReg. no. OC310280 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 6 |
| PENSION SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITEDReg. no. 08019046 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| CITADEL ENTERPRISE EUROPE LIMITEDReg. no. 03666898 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| STONEX FINANCIAL LTDReg. no. 05616586 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| CHARLES STANLEY GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 00048796 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| CITYGP 1 LTDReg. no. 12699259 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| JUMP TRADING INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDReg. no. 05976015 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| MARKIT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 06240773 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 03093489 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| PLAISTERERS HALL LIMITEDReg. no. 647589 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| TWO LONDON WALL PLACE LIMITED | OverseasJersey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| A-STAR PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 13405950 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in EC2Y
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Barbican 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 Barbican is owned by companies?+
This index holds 377 property titles in the EC2Y postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 208 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Barbican.
How much of EC2Y is owned from overseas?+
Around 19% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Barbican 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 Barbican?+
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 EC2Y 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 EC2Y?+
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 Barbican 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.