North West · Postcode district WA16
Who owns Knutsford?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WA16
The companies and organisations that hold property in Knutsford, 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.
1,807
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
12 titles
687
Distinct owners
£334.5m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WA16
Where the 12 overseas-owned titles in Knutsfordare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Knutsford
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WA16, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESHIRE PEAKS & PLAINS HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 7528 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 391 |
| WALLACE ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04216645 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 80 |
| WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY HOUSING GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 1151085 | UK company | Co-operative Society (Company) | 49 |
| PLUS DANE HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 31012R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 45 |
| GRAY'S INN CAPITAL LIMITEDReg. no. 07503033 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 34 |
| WEAVER VALE HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 7761R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 31 |
| HOTEL OPTIONS (KNUTSFORD) LIMITEDReg. no. 08557654 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 30 |
| CHIME PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 05746957 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 29 |
| THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT | UK company | Corporate Body | 29 |
| MORGOED ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 3273896 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 26 |
| CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 24 |
| MONCKTON PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 00677835 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 22 |
| SP MANWEB PLCReg. no. 02366937 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY HOUSING GROUPReg. no. 1151085 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 16 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F15) LLPReg. no. OC389182 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 10 |
| BIRCHVIEW LIMITEDReg. no. 02879178 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| GREAT PLACES HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. 19564R | UK company | Registered Society (Corporate Body) | 10 |
| ORGANON PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITEDReg. no. 06406804 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| RANDLE BROOKS LIMITEDReg. no. 578087 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
Types of owner in WA16
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Knutsford is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1807 property titles in the WA16 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 687 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Knutsford.
How much of WA16 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Knutsford 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 Knutsford?+
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 WA16 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 WA16?+
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 Knutsford 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.