South East · Postcode district GU1
Who owns Guildford Town Centre?Corporate & overseas land ownership in GU1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Guildford Town Centre, 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.
2,357
Corporate titles
3%
Overseas-owned
72 titles
1,521
Distinct owners
£779.7m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in GU1
Where the 72 overseas-owned titles in Guildford Town Centreare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Guildford Town Centre
Owners holding the most indexed titles in GU1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 82 |
| LEASEHOLD WHITEKNIGHT LLPReg. no. OC38601 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 65 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 53 |
| VIVID HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 7544 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 17 |
| WOODRIDGE HOLDINGS 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 15790226 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| GU1 PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 1888443 | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| CJR HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 12417962 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| DENTON & CO TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 0139029 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| BUNNYWELL (GUILDFORD) LTDReg. no. 12998341 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| EDGLEY RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 16867623 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| NORTH DOWNS HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 10153122 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE GUILDFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEReg. no. 225289 | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
| JDM HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 07577729 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| KG1 HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 00903184 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| PETERSHAM ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 09239467 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03043097 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 8 |
| SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 8 |
| TRANSFORM HOUSING & SUPPORTReg. no. 01057984 | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| MKS HOMES LTDReg. no. 12932491 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
Types of owner in GU1
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Guildford Town Centre is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2357 property titles in the GU1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1521 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Guildford Town Centre.
How much of GU1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Guildford Town Centre 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 Guildford Town Centre?+
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 GU1 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 GU1?+
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 Guildford Town Centre 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.