London · Postcode district N1

Who owns Barnsbury?Corporate & overseas land ownership in N1

The companies and organisations that hold property in Barnsbury, 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.

5,912

Corporate titles

6%

Overseas-owned

350 titles

3,329

Distinct owners

£2.2bn

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in N1

Where the 350 overseas-owned titles in Barnsburyare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
101 · 29%
Isle Of Man
57 · 16%
Jersey
51 · 15%
Gibraltar
27 · 8%
Guernsey
22 · 6%
Hong Kong
16 · 5%
Cyprus
14 · 4%
Luxembourg
10 · 3%

Largest corporate owners in Barnsbury

Owners holding the most indexed titles in N1, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 007741UK companyCo-operative Society (Corporate Body)313
THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTONUK companyLocal Authority194
A2DOMINION RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 05230209UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company65
ISLINGTON AND SHOREDITCH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 11614RUK companyHousing Association/Society (Company)64
CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)61
THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEYUK companyLocal Authority61
A2DOMINION HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 18313RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)59
PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014RUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company55
LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03929195UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company47
SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)47
ENFRANCHISEMENT CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTDReg. no. 04652310UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company37
ISLINGTON & SHOREDITCH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 11614RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)33
DE BEAUVOIR MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. IP25090RUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company30
GUINNESS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 0415094UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company27
HACKNEY PRS HOUSING COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 11750933UK companyHousing Association/Society (Company)25
SOUTH MILDMAY TENANTS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 30441RUK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)20
DANCITY LIMITEDOverseasIsle Of ManLimited Company or Public Limited Company19
PETTICOAT LANE INVESTMENTS (IOM) LIMITEDOverseasIsle Of ManCorporate Body17
SOUTHERN LAND SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02876386UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17

Types of owner in N1

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
4,508 · 76%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
381 · 6%
Local Authority
279 · 5%
Corporate Body
227 · 4%
Registered Society (Company)
155 · 3%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
116 · 2%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 5912 property titles in the N1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 3329 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Barnsbury.

How much of N1 is owned from overseas?+

Around 6% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Barnsbury 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 Barnsbury?+

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 N1 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 N1?+

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 Barnsbury 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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