North West · Postcode district LA23

Who owns Windermere?Corporate & overseas land ownership in LA23

The companies and organisations that hold property in Windermere, 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.

907

Corporate titles

2%

Overseas-owned

15 titles

569

Distinct owners

£223.5m

Recorded price paid

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Overseas ownership in LA23

Where the 15 overseas-owned titles in Windermereare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
10 · 67%
Jersey
4 · 27%
Bahamas
1 · 7%

Largest corporate owners in Windermere

Owners holding the most indexed titles in LA23, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council19
HMG INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00460732UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company18
FRAZER ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04396232UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
RAYRIGG ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04282684UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company12
SOUTH LAKES HOUSINGReg. no. 31419RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body)12
CHRISTIM BECK PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 04396229UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company11
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority10
PATTINSON GREEN LIMITEDReg. no. 07096729UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company9
ELTERBECK LIMITEDReg. no. 07096716UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
ASHDEMERE LIMITEDReg. no. 13098040UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
CASTLES & COASTS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7617UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)7
WINDERMERE LAKE CRUISES LIMITEDReg. no. 00929280UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
BOWNESS BAY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 10290712UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 02366949UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
LIGHTFOOTING LIMITEDReg. no. 07096738UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
LINCOLN WORSLEY PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 10367297UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
WINDERMERE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 00914963UK companyCorporate Body6
BELLE ASTORIA LIMITEDReg. no. 12286740UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
CRAGWOOD INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDReg. no. 01919757UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
EI GROUP PLCReg. no. 2562808UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5

Types of owner in LA23

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
801 · 88%
Corporate Body
27 · 3%
County Council
20 · 2%
Registered Society (Company)
13 · 1%
Local Authority
12 · 1%
Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body)
11 · 1%

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Frequently asked

How much of Windermere is owned by companies?+

This index holds 907 property titles in the LA23 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 569 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Windermere.

How much of LA23 is owned from overseas?+

Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Windermere 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 Windermere?+

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 LA23 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 LA23?+

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 Windermere 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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