North West · Postcode district OL4

Who owns Austerlands?Corporate & overseas land ownership in OL4

The companies and organisations that hold property in Austerlands, 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.

2,344

Corporate titles

0%

Overseas-owned

7 titles

803

Distinct owners

£102.5m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in OL4

Where the 7 overseas-owned titles in Austerlandsare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
4 · 57%
Guernsey
1 · 14%
Mauritius
1 · 14%
Ireland
1 · 14%

Largest corporate owners in Austerlands

Owners holding the most indexed titles in OL4, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SHENSTONE PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02036008UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company206
FAIRHOLD (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITEDReg. no. 03037726UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company114
MORGOED ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 3273896UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company112
REGENDA LIMITEDReg. no. 31240RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)94
TAPESTART LIMITEDReg. no. 02487884UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company86
HESMALONEY LIMITEDReg. no. 03295755UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company79
OLDHAM BOROUGH COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority69
PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 19447RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)65
FREEHOLD MANAGERS (NOMINEES) LIMITEDReg. no. 02686761UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company62
FIRST CHOICE HOMES OLDHAM LIMITEDReg. no. 031138RUK companyHousing Association Registered Society (Company)61
JIGSAW HOMES NORTHReg. no. 16668RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)60
FAIRHOLD LIMITEDReg. no. 03007876UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company28
THE RESIDENTIAL ORGANISATION LIMITEDReg. no. 03903631UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company25
GREAT PLACES HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19564RUK companyRegistered Society (Corporate Body)19
SECURE EQUITY ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 4176637UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company18
THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)17
SPRINGHEAD LAND COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 2906386UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company16
FAIRHOLD HOLDINGS (2005) LIMITEDReg. no. 05364608UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company15
A SHADE GREENER (F15) LLPReg. no. OC389182UK companyLimited Liability Partnership14
FREEHOLD SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02928601UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company14

Types of owner in OL4

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
1,824 · 78%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
186 · 8%
Limited Liability Partnership
79 · 3%
Registered Society (Corporate Body)
79 · 3%
Local Authority
72 · 3%
Corporate Body
53 · 2%

From owner to buildability

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

This index holds 2344 property titles in the OL4 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 803 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Austerlands.

How much of OL4 is owned from overseas?+

Around 0% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Austerlands 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 Austerlands?+

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 OL4 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 OL4?+

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 Austerlands 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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