North West · Postcode district LA9

Who owns Kendal?Corporate & overseas land ownership in LA9

The companies and organisations that hold property in Kendal, 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.

1,359

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

12 titles

717

Distinct owners

£167.9m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in LA9

Where the 12 overseas-owned titles in Kendalare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
6 · 50%
Gibraltar
2 · 17%
British Virgin Islands
2 · 17%
Guernsey
1 · 8%
Isle Of Man
1 · 8%

Largest corporate owners in Kendal

Owners holding the most indexed titles in LA9, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SOUTH LAKES HOUSINGReg. no. 031419RUK companyCo-operative Society (Corporate Body)109
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority40
THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)34
PROGRESS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 22792RUK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)28
WALLACE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04216645UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company24
INVESTACC PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 02875892UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
CASTLES & COASTS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7617UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)20
MCCARTHY & STONE (SHARED OWNERSHIP) LIMITEDReg. no. 12330830UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company15
HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)11
CARUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 09548180UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
CPS ESTATES LTDReg. no. 15003652UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITEDReg. no. 02366949UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
RETIREMENT RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 03441914UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772UK companyHousing Association/Society (Company)8
LAKE DISTRICT ESTATES COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00346999UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
SIPPDEAL TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 04050222UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
THE KENDAL CHARITY FOR THE AGED AND INFIRMReg. no. 1185634UK companyCorporate Body8
WM PENSION TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITEDReg. no. 02685329UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
KENDAL COLLEGEUK companyCorporate Body7
METHODIST MINISTERS' HOUSING SOCIETYReg. no. 11929754UK companyCorporate Body7

Types of owner in LA9

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
966 · 71%
Corporate Body
95 · 7%
Registered Society (Company)
76 · 6%
Registered Society (Corporate Body)
66 · 5%
Local Authority
40 · 3%
Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body)
32 · 2%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 1359 property titles in the LA9 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 717 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Kendal.

How much of LA9 is owned from overseas?+

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

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 LA9 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 LA9?+

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 Kendal 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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