South East · Postcode district SO45

Who owns Hythe?Corporate & overseas land ownership in SO45

The companies and organisations that hold property in Hythe, 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.

1,124

Corporate titles

1%

Overseas-owned

10 titles

485

Distinct owners

£166.5m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in SO45

Where the 10 overseas-owned titles in Hytheare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

Jersey
7 · 70%
Guernsey
2 · 20%
Isle Of Man
1 · 10%

Largest corporate owners in Hythe

Owners holding the most indexed titles in SO45, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)138
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW FORESTUK companyCorporate Body84
FREETRICITY SOUTH EAST LIMITEDReg. no. 07557697UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company51
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority41
THE SWAYTHLING HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITEDReg. no. 10237RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)34
ABRI GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 8537UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)30
FREE SOLAR (STAGE 2) LIMITEDReg. no. 07573467UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company14
EES OPERATIONS 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 07407791UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company13
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council11
DSI GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 04018775UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
VIVID HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 7544UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)10
ITV LETTINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 12865533UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
SJD FREE SOLAR (UK) 2 LTDReg. no. 08425377UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
THE STREET BY STREET SOLAR PROGRAMME LIMITEDReg. no. 7444253UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company8
HOMESUN LIMITEDReg. no. 07301516UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
BOS & CO PROPERTIES LTDReg. no. 13971676UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
LEVANTERA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 08272295UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
SOLENT ELECTRICAL CONSULTANCY MARINE LTDReg. no. 08239910UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
A2K PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 09045733UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5

Types of owner in SO45

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
685 · 61%
Local Authority
140 · 12%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
139 · 12%
Corporate Body
52 · 5%
Community Benefit Society (Company)
45 · 4%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
24 · 2%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Hythe 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 Hythe is owned by companies?+

This index holds 1124 property titles in the SO45 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 485 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Hythe.

How much of SO45 is owned from overseas?+

Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Hythe 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 Hythe?+

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 SO45 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 SO45?+

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 Hythe 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.

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