London · Postcode district NW8

Who owns St John's Wood?Corporate & overseas land ownership in NW8

The companies and organisations that hold property in St John's Wood, from HM Land Registry’s corporate and overseas ownership records — with a direct line into the planning constraints for any address in the district.

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Real HM Land Registry data (CCOD + OCOD, July 2026) for a selection of 21 postcode districts — a prototype under an Exploration licence, shown to test value ahead of full national release. Companies and organisations only; private individuals are never included.

2,988

Corporate titles

24%

Overseas-owned

721 titles

1,812

Distinct owners

£1.5bn

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in NW8

Where the 721 overseas-owned titles in St John's Woodare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
312 · 43%
Isle Of Man
66 · 9%
Guernsey
59 · 8%
Panama
49 · 7%
Jersey
40 · 6%
Cyprus
24 · 3%
Liberia
15 · 2%
Gibraltar
14 · 2%

Largest corporate owners in St John's Wood

Owners holding the most indexed titles in NW8, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 30604RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)79
THE LORD MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTERUK companyLocal Authority74
BOYDELL LLPReg. no. OC372670UK companyLimited Liability Partnership44
GREYCLYDE INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 04813734UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company28
LUCKWORTH PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02625483UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company24
SJW KINGSMILL LIMITEDReg. no. 06012276UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company23
EMPEROR PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTDOverseasBritish Virgin IslandsLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
MORTIMER COURT (REVERSIONS) LIMITEDReg. no. 12458228UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
DONNA INVESTMENTS LIMITEDUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
DORRINGTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 00561043UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
KINGSMILL REVERSION PARTNERSHIP LLPReg. no. OC325303UK companyLimited Liability Partnership20
SASSOON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00751041UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company16
CATAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITEDOverseasGuernseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company15
WESTMINSTER TA NOMINEE 1 LTDReg. no. 16260420UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company14
HOCROFT PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 09321414UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
CHIUVI LTDReg. no. 10594864UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
SALELAND ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 06258192UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
DAEJAN INVESTMENTS (GROVE HALL) LIMITEDReg. no. 631208UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
COVER DRIVE INVESTMENTS LLPReg. no. OC356224UK companyLimited Liability Partnership13

Types of owner in NW8

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
2,428 · 81%
Corporate Body
234 · 8%
Limited Liability Partnership
103 · 3%
Local Authority
87 · 3%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
53 · 2%
Registered Society (Company)
29 · 1%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in St John's Wood 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 40+ datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.

Frequently asked

How much of St John's Wood is owned by companies?+

This index holds 2988 property titles in the NW8 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1812 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in St John's Wood.

How much of NW8 is owned from overseas?+

Around 24% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in St John's Wood 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 St John's Wood?+

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 NW8 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 NW8?+

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 St John's Wood to see conservation areas, flood zones, listed buildings and 40+ 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 and database right 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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