London · Postcode district SW1Y
Who owns St. James's?Corporate & overseas land ownership in SW1Y
The companies and organisations that hold property in St. James's, 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.
1,017
Corporate titles
14%
Overseas-owned
140 titles
653
Distinct owners
£1.8bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in SW1Y
Where the 140 overseas-owned titles in St. James'sare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in St. James's
Owners holding the most indexed titles in SW1Y, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF HIS CROWN | UK company | Corporate Body | 52 |
| PALL MALL RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 09487439 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| ANXIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 14940173 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| INCHCAPE PLCReg. no. 00609782 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| SFK JERMYN STREET LIMITEDReg. no. 10930340 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| 67 PALL MALL LIMITEDReg. no. 7373113 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| HOBHOUSE S.A. | OverseasLuxembourg | Corporate Body | 7 |
| POINT72 UK LIMITEDReg. no. 09644084 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSReg. no. RC000485 | UK company | Corporate Body | 7 |
| CINVEN PARTNERS LLPReg. no. OC366256 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 6 |
| RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITEDReg. no. 03258089 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00112955 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| WAVERTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 2042285 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| BALYASNY EUROPE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLPReg. no. OC308795 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 5 |
| CHARLES TYRWHITT SHIRTS LIMITEDReg. no. 02911928 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDReg. no. 00255807 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| MAYER PROPERTIES LIMITED | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| BP INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDReg. no. 00542515 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| CD&R LLPReg. no. OC343911 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 4 |
Types of owner in SW1Y
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in St. James's 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 St. James's is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1017 property titles in the SW1Y postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 653 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in St. James's.
How much of SW1Y is owned from overseas?+
Around 14% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in St. James's 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 St. James's?+
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 SW1Y 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 SW1Y?+
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 St. James's 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.