South West · Postcode district PL1
Who owns Plymouth?Corporate & overseas land ownership in PL1
The companies and organisations that hold property in Plymouth, 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.
2,561
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
39 titles
1,351
Distinct owners
£364.0m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in PL1
Where the 39 overseas-owned titles in Plymouthare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Plymouth
Owners holding the most indexed titles in PL1, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIVEWEST HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7724 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 176 |
| THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH | UK company | Local Authority | 98 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 80 |
| PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 030637R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 50 |
| ASTER COMMUNITIESReg. no. IP31530R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 37 |
| THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 31693R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 33 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. IP19447R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 20 |
| THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE | UK company | Corporate Body | 20 |
| WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLCReg. no. 2366894 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| JFE PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 11568528 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 17 |
| WILLOW TREE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 12664R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 16 |
| DRIFTWOOD & BLUE PLYMOUTH LIMITEDReg. no. 09625822 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 15 |
| BEACHDOWN LIMITEDReg. no. 05670304 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| ERAGLOW BUILDING LIMITEDReg. no. 01326147 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| RSSA INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 11276153 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 12 |
| BOURNEMOUTH CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18497R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 11 |
| PLYMOUTH RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 08189416 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| REESTART RECOVERY HOUSE CICReg. no. 07277191 | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
Types of owner in PL1
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Plymouth is owned by companies?+
This index holds 2561 property titles in the PL1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1351 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Plymouth.
How much of PL1 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Plymouth 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 Plymouth?+
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 PL1 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 PL1?+
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 Plymouth 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.