North West · Postcode district LA22

Who owns Ambleside?Corporate & overseas land ownership in LA22

The companies and organisations that hold property in Ambleside, 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.

692

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

7 titles

432

Distinct owners

£135.6m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in LA22

Where the 7 overseas-owned titles in Amblesideare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Guernsey
3 · 43%
U.S.A.
1 · 14%
Canada
1 · 14%
Florida, U.S.A.
1 · 14%
Jersey
1 · 14%

Largest corporate owners in Ambleside

Owners holding the most indexed titles in LA22, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
LAKELAND HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 10298071UK companyCorporate Body21
THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)13
THE WORDSWORTH TRUSTReg. no. 3442086UK companyCorporate Body12
SOUTH LAKES HOUSINGReg. no. 31419RUK companyHousing Association Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)11
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 02366949UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
FAYREFIELD LIMITEDReg. no. 10630982UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
LRVC NUMBER 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 6549986UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTYUK companyCorporate Body9
COOK & LAKIN PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 04371425UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
LINCOLN WORSLEY PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 10367297UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority7
A1 ALPHA PROPERTIES (LEICESTER) LTDReg. no. 04162013UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITEDReg. no. 00039625UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
DIGIIO LTDReg. no. 09776266UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ZEFFIRELLIS LIMITEDReg. no. 04503662UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
AQUASUPPLY LIMITEDReg. no. 03167871UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
BRATHAY PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 09846048UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
CASTLES & COASTS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7617UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)5
FRIENDS TRUSTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00188362UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5

Types of owner in LA22

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
570 · 82%
Corporate Body
68 · 10%
Registered Society (Company)
20 · 3%
Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body)
9 · 1%
Local Authority
8 · 1%
Limited Liability Partnership
5 · 1%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 692 property titles in the LA22 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 432 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Ambleside.

How much of LA22 is owned from overseas?+

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

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 LA22 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 LA22?+

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 Ambleside 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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