South East · Postcode district SO23
Who owns City Centre?Corporate & overseas land ownership in SO23
The companies and organisations that hold property in City Centre, 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.
1,606
Corporate titles
3%
Overseas-owned
42 titles
1,099
Distinct owners
£448.4m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in SO23
Where the 42 overseas-owned titles in City Centreare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in City Centre
Owners holding the most indexed titles in SO23, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Corporate Body | 69 |
| A2DOMINION SOUTH LIMITEDReg. no. 28641R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 28 |
| HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 22 |
| ST JOHN'S WINCHESTERReg. no. 10903970 | UK company | Corporate Body | 15 |
| THE WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEReg. no. 142351 | UK company | Corporate Body | 10 |
| BAKHATY PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 05079520 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| GREENE KING RETAILING LIMITEDReg. no. 5265451 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| HOME GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 22981R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 8 |
| SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 7 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTONReg. no. RC000668 | UK company | Corporate Body | 7 |
| ALTEMONT ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 2797834 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| FULLER SMITH & TURNER PLCReg. no. 00241882 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| GENTIAN PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTDReg. no. 09480411 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUSTReg. no. 08986225 | UK company | Corporate Body | 6 |
| RETIREMENT RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 03441914 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| SOUTHERN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLCReg. no. 04094290 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| VIVID HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 7544 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 6 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| CERI PROPERTIES LIMITED | OverseasJersey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| GOODWILL HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 07631745 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
Types of owner in SO23
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of City Centre is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1606 property titles in the SO23 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1099 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in City Centre.
How much of SO23 is owned from overseas?+
Around 3% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in City Centre 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 City Centre?+
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 SO23 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 SO23?+
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 City Centre 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.