South East · Postcode district PO20
Who owns Chichester?Corporate & overseas land ownership in PO20
The companies and organisations that hold property in Chichester, 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.
1,447
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
11 titles
779
Distinct owners
£317.3m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in PO20
Where the 11 overseas-owned titles in Chichesterare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Chichester
Owners holding the most indexed titles in PO20, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND | UK company | Corporate Body | 78 |
| HYDE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18195R | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 39 |
| WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 29 |
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 27 |
| M&G UK SHARED OWNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 12199619 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 26 |
| THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIOReg. no. CE020689 | UK company | Corporate Body | 25 |
| SAGE HOMES RP LIMITEDReg. no. 11217910 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| SYNERGY HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31447R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 16 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| LEGAL & GENERAL AFFORDABLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 11223470 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
| HOMESUN LIMITEDReg. no. 07301516 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| MARTLET HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 03896674 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 10 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 4778 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 9 |
| ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 8 |
| SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCReg. no. 04094290 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| WHITE HORSE CARAVAN PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 12134765 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| FREE SOLAR (STAGE 1) LIMITEDReg. no. 07573455 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| MARTLET HOMES LTDReg. no. 3896674 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| W. STIRLAND HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 5843559 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
Types of owner in PO20
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Chichester 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 Chichester is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1447 property titles in the PO20 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 779 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Chichester.
How much of PO20 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Chichester 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 Chichester?+
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 PO20 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 PO20?+
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 Chichester 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.