London · Postcode district WC2A
Who owns Lincoln's Inn Fields?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WC2A
The companies and organisations that hold property in Lincoln's Inn Fields, 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.
444
Corporate titles
9%
Overseas-owned
41 titles
200
Distinct owners
£633.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WC2A
Where the 41 overseas-owned titles in Lincoln's Inn Fieldsare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WC2A, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN SQUARE APARTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 12415741 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 73 |
| LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCEReg. no. 00070527 | UK company | Corporate Body | 12 |
| PAYNE HICKS BEACH LLPReg. no. OC430964 | UK company | Corporate Body | 12 |
| QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | UK company | Corporate Body | 12 |
| LINCOLN'S INN TRUSTEE COMPANY NO. 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 06076503 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| FARRER & CO LLPReg. no. OC323570 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 9 |
| G. M. S. NOMINEES LIMITEDReg. no. 01653037 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| BORRO LIMITEDReg. no. 06573695 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCEReg. no. 00070527 | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| BCL SOLICITORS LLPReg. no. 411856 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 6 |
| DORRINGTON LINCOLN LIMITEDReg. no. 15585027 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| EDWIN COE LLPReg. no. 0C326366 | UK company | Housing Association/Society (Corporate Body) | 5 |
| MAITLAND SERVICES LIMITEDReg. no. 14819259 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| WILLIAM WALTER ANTIQUES LIMITEDReg. no. 00841011 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| CANDEY LIMITEDReg. no. 08225765 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| COLVILLE ESTATE PROPERTIES 2 LIMITEDReg. no. 11231617 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| FOUR ESSEX COURT LIMITEDReg. no. 02327007 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GREAT BELL YARD LIMITEDReg. no. 12081181 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| JAMES TAYLOR HOMES (LINCOLN'S INN) LIMITEDReg. no. 09265971 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
Types of owner in WC2A
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Lincoln's Inn Fields is owned by companies?+
This index holds 444 property titles in the WC2A postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 200 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
How much of WC2A is owned from overseas?+
Around 9% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Lincoln's Inn Fields 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 Lincoln's Inn Fields?+
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 WC2A 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 WC2A?+
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 Lincoln's Inn Fields 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.