South West · Postcode district EX31
Who owns Barnstaple?Corporate & overseas land ownership in EX31
The companies and organisations that hold property in Barnstaple, 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.
1,377
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
8 titles
703
Distinct owners
£148.4m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in EX31
Where the 8 overseas-owned titles in Barnstapleare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Barnstaple
Owners holding the most indexed titles in EX31, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772 | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 78 |
| DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 67 |
| LIVEWEST HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7724 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 39 |
| NORTH DEVON HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 03674687 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 36 |
| ASTER COMMUNITIESReg. no. 31530R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 29 |
| NORTH DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 27 |
| HH NO. 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159014 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 21 |
| HOMESUN LIMITEDReg. no. 07301516 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLCReg. no. 2366894 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| HH NO.1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| HH NO. 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| HH NO. 3 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159018 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| SYNERGY HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31447R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 13 |
| WESTWARD HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 7350 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 11 |
| THE EXETER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITEDReg. no. 00186001 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| NORTH DEVON HOMESReg. no. 03674687 | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| EES OPERATIONS 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 07407791 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| IRWIN HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 10239347 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| LEGAL & GENERAL AFFORDABLE HOMES (AR) LLPReg. no. OC435745 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 6 |
Types of owner in EX31
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Barnstaple is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1377 property titles in the EX31 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 703 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Barnstaple.
How much of EX31 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Barnstaple 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 Barnstaple?+
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 EX31 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 EX31?+
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 Barnstaple 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.