London · Postcode district WC1X
Who owns Kings Cross?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WC1X
The companies and organisations that hold property in Kings Cross, 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.
757
Corporate titles
10%
Overseas-owned
72 titles
550
Distinct owners
£976.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WC1X
Where the 72 overseas-owned titles in Kings Crossare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Kings Cross
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WC1X, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 20 |
| THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 19 |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY UK LIMITEDReg. no. 01392762 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THREE SHORES LTDReg. no. 09031184 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN | UK company | Local Authority | 8 |
| HOLLYWOOD EMERALD LTDReg. no. 15009014 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| HOLLYWOOD RUBY LTDReg. no. 15009013 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON | UK company | Local Authority | 7 |
| CITYSTYLE LIVING LIMITEDReg. no. 03909835 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| NOTTING HILL GENESISReg. no. 7746 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 6 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDONReg. no. RC000631 | UK company | Corporate Body | 6 |
| BUSINESS CUBE (GRAY'S INN RD) LIMITEDReg. no. 14546092 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| CARLTON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 00348312 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 5 |
| BRECON LIMITED | OverseasGuernsey | Corporate Body | 4 |
| CHANCERY LANE INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 03708103 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GATEHOUSE BANK PLCReg. no. 06260053 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| PACIFIC CONCEPT GLOBAL LIMITED | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| WOODFIELD BUILDING SERVICES LIMITEDReg. no. 1699295 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
Types of owner in WC1X
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Kings Cross is owned by companies?+
This index holds 757 property titles in the WC1X postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 550 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Kings Cross.
How much of WC1X is owned from overseas?+
Around 10% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Kings Cross 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 Kings Cross?+
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 WC1X 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 WC1X?+
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 Kings Cross 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.