London · Postcode district WC2B
Who owns Drury Lane?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WC2B
The companies and organisations that hold property in Drury Lane, 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.
560
Corporate titles
13%
Overseas-owned
70 titles
393
Distinct owners
£913.9m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WC2B
Where the 70 overseas-owned titles in Drury Laneare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Drury Lane
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WC2B, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| GQS PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 07454551 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| KING'S COLLEGE LONDONReg. no. RC000297 | UK company | Corporate Body | 8 |
| REED EXECUTIVE LIMITEDReg. no. 02061422 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| THE RIVERSIDE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 30938R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 7 |
| WINHART OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LTD | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| FUJI REAL ESTATE 3 CO., LTD | OverseasJapan | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| SOHO HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 20784R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 5 |
| VAN DER VORM UK EARLHAM LIMITEDReg. no. 09072066 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| CAPITAL & COUNTIES CG LIMITEDReg. no. 5860223 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| DAEJAN INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00629395 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| GMS ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 210378 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN | UK company | Local Authority | 4 |
| THE7STARS UK LIMITEDReg. no. 05387218 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| CAPCO COVENT GARDEN RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDReg. no. 091233728 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| FAIRE CONSULTING B.V. | OverseasNetherlands | Unlimited Company | 3 |
| GATECOURT LIMITEDReg. no. 05913256 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITEDReg. no. 4041477 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| ISOLA 1920 LTDReg. no. 12431007 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in WC2B
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Drury Lane is owned by companies?+
This index holds 560 property titles in the WC2B postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 393 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Drury Lane.
How much of WC2B is owned from overseas?+
Around 13% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Drury Lane 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 Drury Lane?+
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 WC2B 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 WC2B?+
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 Drury Lane 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.