South East · Postcode district PO31
Who owns Cowes?Corporate & overseas land ownership in PO31
The companies and organisations that hold property in Cowes, 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.
648
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
10 titles
417
Distinct owners
£92.9m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in PO31
Where the 10 overseas-owned titles in Cowesare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Cowes
Owners holding the most indexed titles in PO31, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOMESUN LIMITEDReg. no. 07301516 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| YEOMAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03424265 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 18 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 16 |
| PLACE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 10260809 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| HOMESUN 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 07595768 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| HOMESUN 4 LIMITEDReg. no. 07595781 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| HOMESUN 3 LIMITEDReg. no. 07595771 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| BRIDGE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 15398204 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 5 |
| VECTIS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 21237R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 5 |
| COLSTON TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 06867955 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| COWES TOWN WATERFRONT TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 02751595 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| HOMESUN 5 LIMITEDReg. no. 07676567 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| JAM & SONS LIMITEDReg. no. 06736390 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| LBH LETTINGS LTDReg. no. 13860303 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00002404 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| THE HOUSE TO BE LIMITEDReg. no. 04237551 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| CHAMPION PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 01949619 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in PO31
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Cowes 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 Cowes is owned by companies?+
This index holds 648 property titles in the PO31 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 417 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Cowes.
How much of PO31 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Cowes 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 Cowes?+
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 PO31 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 PO31?+
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 Cowes 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.