London · Postcode district W1B
Who owns Portland Street?Corporate & overseas land ownership in W1B
The companies and organisations that hold property in Portland Street, 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.
436
Corporate titles
14%
Overseas-owned
61 titles
304
Distinct owners
£547.1m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in W1B
Where the 61 overseas-owned titles in Portland Streetare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Portland Street
Owners holding the most indexed titles in W1B, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF HIS CROWN | UK company | Corporate Body | 12 |
| SHAFTESBURY AV LIMITEDReg. no. 09379734 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| PRESTERJOHN 1 LLC | OverseasDelaware, U.S.A. | Corporate Body | 7 |
| BURBERRY LIMITEDReg. no. 00162636 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| G.NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 10057745 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| PURPLE INVESTMENT GP LIMITEDReg. no. 7440043 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE CROWN ESTATE COMMISSIONERS | UK company | Corporate Body | 6 |
| H&M HENNES & MAURITZ UK LIMITEDReg. no. 01413450 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 781024 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP | OverseasDelaware, U.S.A. | Corporate Body | 5 |
| GREAT EAGLE HOTELS (UK) LIMITED | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| PORTLAND INDUSTRIAL DWELLING COMPANY LIMITEDReg. no. 00024865 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| VITABIOTICS LIMITEDReg. no. 01012146 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| 82 PORTLAND PLACE INVESTMENT LLPReg. no. OC413586 | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Corporate Body) | 3 |
| AMBIKA HOUSE LIMITEDReg. no. 01663232 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| NBIM GEORGE 1 NOMINEE LIMITEDReg. no. 07447250 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| PC INVESTMENTS LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| PRET A MANGER (EUROPE) LIMITEDReg. no. 01854213 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| THE HIGHLANDS REGENT STREET LIMITEDReg. no. 07188588 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in W1B
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Portland Street 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 Portland Street is owned by companies?+
This index holds 436 property titles in the W1B postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 304 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Portland Street.
How much of W1B is owned from overseas?+
Around 14% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Portland Street 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 Portland Street?+
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 W1B 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 W1B?+
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 Portland Street 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.