West Midlands · Postcode district ST18
Who owns Stafford?Corporate & overseas land ownership in ST18
The companies and organisations that hold property in Stafford, 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.
776
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
7 titles
384
Distinct owners
£172.3m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in ST18
Where the 7 overseas-owned titles in Staffordare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Stafford
Owners holding the most indexed titles in ST18, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT | UK company | Corporate Body | 105 |
| HOMES PLUS LIMITEDReg. no. 02387333 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 50 |
| STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 25 |
| SPARROW SHARED OWNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. 05489096 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
| HONEYCOMB GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 17093R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 13 |
| MIDLAND HEART LIMITEDReg. no. 30069R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 11 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 01800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
| STAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 9 |
| WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (WEST MIDLANDS) PLCReg. no. 03600574 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F12) LLPReg. no. OC386130 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 8 |
| SAGE RENTED LIMITEDReg. no. 11217855 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. IP19447R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 7 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F14) LLPReg. no. OC389181 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 6 |
| ISME PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 08417645 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE INGLEWOOD INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00492903 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F13) LLPReg. no. OC389184 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 5 |
| BDW TRADING LIMITEDReg. no. 03018173 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| AUTUMNWINDOW LIMITEDReg. no. 04109614 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| ELMS GARDENS LTDReg. no. 13046786 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
Types of owner in ST18
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Stafford is owned by companies?+
This index holds 776 property titles in the ST18 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 384 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Stafford.
How much of ST18 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Stafford 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 Stafford?+
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 ST18 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 ST18?+
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 Stafford 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.