East of England · Postcode district IP16

Who owns Leiston?Corporate & overseas land ownership in IP16

The companies and organisations that hold property in Leiston, 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.

665

Corporate titles

0%

Overseas-owned

1 titles

246

Distinct owners

£46.9m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in IP16

Where the 1 overseas-owned titles in Leistonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
1 · 100%

Largest corporate owners in Leiston

Owners holding the most indexed titles in IP16, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
FLAGSHIP HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31211RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)327
SIZEWELL C LIMITEDReg. no. 09284825UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
EASTLIGHT COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 30124RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)7
LANGOEN ASSETS LIMITEDReg. no. 12780100UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 16460RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)6
DAYES LIMITEDReg. no. 3765504UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
EAST OF ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. IP01099RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)5
EAST SUFFOLK COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority5
SPARTAK TRADING LIMITEDReg. no. 08205933UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council5
SAFFRON HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 32427RUK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)4
A & R M PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 14846611UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
ARRESTING ENTERPRISES LIMITEDReg. no. 9597861UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
FORESITE PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 10465839UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
LANGOEN ASSETS LTDReg. no. 12780100UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
POWERCLEAN CHEMICALS LIMITEDReg. no. 02229328UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
PROPERTY SCOPE LIMITEDReg. no. 12657181UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
WENTWORTH HOTEL LIMITEDReg. no. 00434090UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company3
APPLETON ENGINEERING (LEISTON) LTDReg. no. 8182214UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company2

Types of owner in IP16

Registered Society (Company)
342 · 51%
Limited Company or Public Limited Company
274 · 41%
Corporate Body
24 · 4%
Local Authority
9 · 1%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
6 · 1%
County Council
5 · 1%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 665 property titles in the IP16 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 246 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Leiston.

How much of IP16 is owned from overseas?+

Around 0% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Leiston 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 Leiston?+

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 IP16 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 IP16?+

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 Leiston 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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