London · Postcode district W2

Who owns Paddington?Corporate & overseas land ownership in W2

The companies and organisations that hold property in Paddington, 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 · preview

Real HM Land Registry data (CCOD + OCOD, July 2026) for a selection of 21 postcode districts — a prototype under an Exploration licence, shown to test value ahead of full national release. Companies and organisations only; private individuals are never included.

6,646

Corporate titles

25%

Overseas-owned

1694 titles

3,944

Distinct owners

£4.7bn

Recorded price paid

Overseas ownership in W2

Where the 1694 overseas-owned titles in Paddingtonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.

British Virgin Islands
729 · 43%
Guernsey
188 · 11%
Jersey
170 · 10%
Isle Of Man
117 · 7%
Cyprus
46 · 3%
Cayman Islands
44 · 3%
Panama
43 · 3%
Seychelles
36 · 2%

Largest corporate owners in Paddington

Owners holding the most indexed titles in W2, largest first.

OwnerOriginTypeTitles
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. IP30604RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)162
SOVEREIGN NETWORK GROUPReg. no. 7448UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)100
THE LORD MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTERUK companyLocal Authority90
NOTTING HILL GENESISReg. no. 7746UK companyCommunity Benefit Society (Corporate Body)77
REPAIRLOAN LIMITEDReg. no. 07950863UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company68
MS INVESTMENTS LIMITEDOverseasGuernseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company60
LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company57
FENLAND LIMITEDOverseasIsle Of ManLimited Company or Public Limited Company53
LAUNCELOT INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 10225017UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company46
WESTMINSTER TA NOMINEE 1 LTDReg. no. 16260420UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company45
AL RAYAN BANK PLCReg. no. 04483430UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company35
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLANDUK companyCorporate Body32
GREAT FOUR ASSETS LIMITEDReg. no. 11429392UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company24
NOTTING HILL HOME OWNERSHIP LIMITEDReg. no. IP23066RUK companyIndustrial and Provident Society (Company)24
ABLESIDE LIMITEDReg. no. 05890178UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company24
WEST END PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTDOverseasCayman IslandsLimited Company or Public Limited Company22
A2DOMINION HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 18313RUK companyRegistered Society (Company)21
DIALLO HOLDINGS LIMITEDOverseasBritish Virgin IslandsLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
P17 INVESTMENTS LIMITEDOverseasGuernseyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20
PLACES FOR LONDON LIMITEDReg. no. 08961151UK companyLimited Company or Public Limited Company20

Types of owner in W2

Limited Company or Public Limited Company
5,605 · 84%
Corporate Body
418 · 6%
Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body)
191 · 3%
Local Authority
123 · 2%
Industrial and Provident Society (Company)
121 · 2%
Limited Liability Partnership
47 · 1%

From owner to buildability

Knowing who owns the land in Paddington 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 40+ datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.

Frequently asked

How much of Paddington is owned by companies?+

This index holds 6646 property titles in the W2 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 3944 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Paddington.

How much of W2 is owned from overseas?+

Around 25% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Paddington 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 Paddington?+

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 W2 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 W2?+

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 Paddington to see conservation areas, flood zones, listed buildings and 40+ 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 and database right 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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