South East · Postcode district TN31

Who owns Rye?Corporate & overseas land ownership in TN31

The companies and organisations that hold property in Rye, 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.

663

Corporate titles

2%

Overseas-owned

11 titles

402

Distinct owners

£109.1m

Recorded price paid

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Overseas ownership in TN31

Where the 11 overseas-owned titles in Ryeare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
3 · 27%
Isle Of Man
3 · 27%
Jersey
3 · 27%
Guernsey
2 · 18%

Largest corporate owners in Rye

Owners holding the most indexed titles in TN31, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
SOUTHERN HOUSINGReg. no. 8983UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)34
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company17
HILLTOP DRIVE LTDReg. no. 12535769UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company14
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCILUK companyCounty Council13
ROTHER DISTRICT COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority10
WINCHELSEA ROAD LEASES LIMITEDReg. no. 15061364UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company10
GEORGE ON HIGH LIMITEDReg. no. 06823417UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03043097UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company7
AUTUMNWINDOW LIMITEDReg. no. 04109614UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
JEMPSONS LIMITEDReg. no. 01588184UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ORBIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 27802RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)6
RYE TOWN COUNCILUK companyLocal Authority6
SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. IP19059RUK companyHousing Association/Society (Corporate Body)6
SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITEDReg. no. 2366670UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company6
ATLAS BUSINESS PARK LIMITEDReg. no. 03528147UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company5
ENVIRONMENT AGENCYUK companyCorporate Body5
ORBIT GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 28503RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)5
THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)Reg. no. 00133558UK companyCorporate Body5
BESPOKE CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 03948571UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company4
COWBOYS AND SONS LIMITEDReg. no. 13288839UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company4

Types of owner in TN31

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
518 · 78%
Corporate Body
47 · 7%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
34 · 5%
Local Authority
20 · 3%
Registered Society (Company)
16 · 2%
County Council
11 · 2%

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Frequently asked

How much of Rye is owned by companies?+

This index holds 663 property titles in the TN31 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 402 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Rye.

How much of TN31 is owned from overseas?+

Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Rye 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 Rye?+

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 TN31 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 TN31?+

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 Rye 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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