Postcode district SW1

Who owns SW1?Corporate & overseas land ownership in SW1

The companies and organisations that hold property in SW1, 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.

21

Corporate titles

24%

Overseas-owned

5 titles

20

Distinct owners

£52.6m

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in SW1

Where the 5 overseas-owned titles in SW1are registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
2 · 40%
Jersey
2 · 40%
Belize
1 · 20%

Largest corporate owners in SW1

Owners holding the most indexed titles in SW1, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETHUK companyLocal Authority2
ALBURN LIMITEDReg. no. 3290569UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
CABLE AND WIRELESSReg. no. 01541957UK companyCorporate Body1
CHARDMORE HOLDINGS LTDReg. no. 13856651UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
CHARLES GOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITEDOverseasBritish Virgin IslandsLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
COMPUTERMANIA LIMITEDOverseasBelizeLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
D&A (9000) LIMITEDReg. no. 04755462UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
GRAINRENT LIMITEDReg. no. 02721562UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
HALLIDAYS ANTIQUES LIMITEDUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
KINNAIRD HOUSE LIMITEDOverseasJerseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
LEXINY HOLDINGS LTDOverseasBritish Virgin IslandsLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 11177145UK companyUnlimited Company1
MERLROSE PROPERTIES LIMITEDUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
PALLAGIO PROPERTIES LIMITEDOverseasJerseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)1
REX CAFE LIMITEDReg. no. 00317910UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTDReg. no. 03261722UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
STORAGE BOOST LIMITEDUK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1
THE CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDSUK companyCorporate Body1
WAGAMAMA LIMITEDReg. no. 02605751UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company1

Types of owner in SW1

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
15 · 71%
Corporate Body
2 · 10%
Local Authority
2 · 10%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
1 · 5%
Unlimited Company
1 · 5%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in SW1 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 SW1 is owned by companies?+

This index holds 21 property titles in the SW1 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 20 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in SW1.

How much of SW1 is owned from overseas?+

Around 24% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in SW1 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 SW1?+

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 SW1 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 SW1?+

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 SW1 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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