London · Postcode district W8
Who owns Kensington?Corporate & overseas land ownership in W8
The companies and organisations that hold property in Kensington, 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.
3,013
Corporate titles
32%
Overseas-owned
959 titles
1,960
Distinct owners
£2.8bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in W8
Where the 959 overseas-owned titles in Kensingtonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Kensington
Owners holding the most indexed titles in W8, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEGASI LIMITED | OverseasGuernsey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 108 |
| AMERLAND INC | OverseasPanama | Corporate Body | 71 |
| HPV INVESTMENT LIMITEDReg. no. 12794962 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 61 |
| FENLAND LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 56 |
| HUNTSMORE HOUSE (INTERMEDIATE) LIMITEDReg. no. 08442039 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 34 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 21 |
| MOUNTVIEW ESTATES PLCReg. no. 328020 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA | UK company | Local Authority | 16 |
| 8 OBSERVATORY GARDENS INVESTMENT LIMITED | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 14 |
| TRAILFINDERS LIMITEDReg. no. 1004502 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| SHINE GLORY ASSETS LIMITED | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA | UK company | Local Authority | 11 |
| THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF HIS CROWN | UK company | Corporate Body | 11 |
| LONDON PRIME REAL ESTATE LIMITED | OverseasJersey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| GARANT F LIMITED | OverseasJersey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| AMERLAND INC. | OverseasPanama | Corporate Body | 10 |
| EAMES LONDON ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 714035 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| PRIMUM INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 10634020 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE SUISSE S.A. | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Corporate Body | 8 |
| DAEJAN PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 629397 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
Types of owner in W8
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Kensington 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 Kensington is owned by companies?+
This index holds 3013 property titles in the W8 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 1960 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Kensington.
How much of W8 is owned from overseas?+
Around 32% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Kensington 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 Kensington?+
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 W8 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 W8?+
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 Kensington 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.