East of England · Postcode district SS0

Who owns Southend-on-Sea?Corporate & overseas land ownership in SS0

The companies and organisations that hold property in Southend-on-Sea, 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.

3,201

Corporate titles

2%

Overseas-owned

56 titles

1,490

Distinct owners

£385.7m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in SS0

Where the 56 overseas-owned titles in Southend-on-Seaare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
15 · 27%
Panama
13 · 23%
Guernsey
9 · 16%
St Kitts And Nevis
7 · 13%
Isle Of Man
5 · 9%
Jersey
4 · 7%
Monaco
1 · 2%
Cyprus
1 · 2%

Largest corporate owners in Southend-on-Sea

Owners holding the most indexed titles in SS0, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority82
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS (PRS 3) LIMITEDReg. no. 03742758UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company79
LONG TERM REVERSIONS (HARROGATE) LIMITEDReg. no. 02349845UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company71
LONG TERM REVERSIONS (TORQUAY) LIMITEDReg. no. 03809388UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company61
REGIS GROUP (UBK) LIMITEDReg. no. 03742767UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company41
REGIS GROUP (BARCLAYS) LIMITEDReg. no. 03742715UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company40
LAMESTA LIMITEDReg. no. 09518645UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company35
STRICKLAND ENTERPRISES LIMITEDReg. no. 10604166UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company34
DELTA HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 8112UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Company)33
WESTLEIGH PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02639532UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company33
PROPERTY AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITEDReg. no. 01827353UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company29
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS (PRS 2) LIMITEDReg. no. 05556945UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company25
S.H.A.R.P. COMMERCIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 05452749UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company23
APPOINTMOOR LIMITEDReg. no. 025857914UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
FOCUSTIME LIMITEDReg. no. 01998735UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
HICKLING PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 01996730UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
FORCELUX LIMITEDReg. no. 02277603UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company18
FREEHOLD MANAGERS (NOMINEES) LIMITEDReg. no. 02686761UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
RETIREMENT RENTALS LIMITEDReg. no. 03441914UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
SOUTHERN LAND SECURITIES LIMITEDReg. no. 02876386UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17

Types of owner in SS0

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
2,882 · 90%
Corporate Body
106 · 3%
Local Authority
96 · 3%
Community Benefit Society (Company)
34 · 1%
Registered Society (Company)
28 · 1%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
19 · 1%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea is owned by companies?+

This index holds 3201 property titles in the SS0 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1490 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Southend-on-Sea.

How much of SS0 is owned from overseas?+

Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea?+

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 SS0 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 SS0?+

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 Southend-on-Sea 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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