East Midlands · Postcode district LE1
Who owns Leicester?Corporate & overseas land ownership in LE1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Leicester, 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.
2,532
Corporate titles
8%
Overseas-owned
193 titles
1,583
Distinct owners
£660.9m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in LE1
Where the 193 overseas-owned titles in Leicesterare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Leicester
Owners holding the most indexed titles in LE1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Corporate Body | 82 |
| LEE CIRCLE RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 09815621 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 42 |
| NIGHTINGALE LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| FORTRESS ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 07841366 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| MIDLAND HEART LIMITEDReg. no. 30069R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 20 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 18 |
| RAKAL LIMITEDReg. no. 011984V | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
| PRIME PADZ LIMITEDReg. no. 06895249 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| DLS GROVEWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 11036765 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| LEICESTER LETTINGS (2016) LIMITEDReg. no. 10149679 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| SAMWORTH BROTHERS LIMITEDReg. no. 03116767 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| ENVERGURE LIMITEDReg. no. 12091415 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| EYE 2 EYE LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| YZLI LIMITEDReg. no. 11892958 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| ASA GROUP INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 11302458 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| BEECHWOOD TRUSTEESHIP & ADMINISTRATION LIMITEDReg. no. 05091033 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| BENLLY LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| H.I. LIMITEDReg. no. 02684045 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| SPRING SHADES HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 08763442 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
Types of owner in LE1
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Leicester is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2532 property titles in the LE1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1583 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Leicester.
How much of LE1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 8% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Leicester 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 Leicester?+
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 LE1 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 LE1?+
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 Leicester 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.