South East · Postcode district PO3
Who owns Portsmouth?Corporate & overseas land ownership in PO3
The companies and organisations that hold property in Portsmouth, 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.
823
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
19 titles
553
Distinct owners
£175.2m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in PO3
Where the 19 overseas-owned titles in Portsmouthare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Portsmouth
Owners holding the most indexed titles in PO3, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 53 |
| VIVID HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 7544 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 33 |
| ABRI GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 8537 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 10 |
| PORTSMOUTH HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 00575830 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| THE SWAYTHLING HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. 10237R | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Company) | 8 |
| ENL LIMITEDReg. no. 00612062 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| EXCELL (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITEDReg. no. 08953827 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| FREETRICITY SOUTH EAST LIMITEDReg. no. 07557697 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HARWOODS LIMITEDReg. no. 00368849 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| JDI PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 10368079 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| ST CROSS HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 11707137 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDReg. no. 05375397 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| BAFFINS PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 11252010 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| CHARLIV LIMITEDReg. no. 12288759 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| DENTON & CO TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 01939029 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| FREE SOLAR (STAGE 1) LIMITEDReg. no. 07573455 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GREENE KING RETAILING LIMITEDReg. no. 5265451 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| MJR REAL ESTATE LIMITEDReg. no. 03617833 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19059R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 4 |
| SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCReg. no. 04094290 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
Types of owner in PO3
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Portsmouth is owned by companies?+
This index holds 823 property titles in the PO3 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 553 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Portsmouth.
How much of PO3 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?+
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 PO3 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 PO3?+
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 Portsmouth 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.