London · Postcode district WC2H
Who owns Leicester Square?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WC2H
The companies and organisations that hold property in Leicester Square, 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.
1,074
Corporate titles
6%
Overseas-owned
67 titles
691
Distinct owners
£1.1bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WC2H
Where the 67 overseas-owned titles in Leicester Squareare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Leicester Square
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WC2H, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAFTESBURY COVENT GARDEN LIMITEDReg. no. 03154145 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 84 |
| CONSOLIDATED DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 02904116 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 23 |
| SHAFTESBURY CHINATOWN PLCReg. no. 02213147 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 20 |
| KTS GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 02620484 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 16 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 03929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| PLACES FOR LONDON LIMITEDReg. no. 08961151 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 13 |
| MORION 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 07720426 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 11 |
| GOOGLE UK LIMITEDReg. no. 03977902 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| AKA PROMOTIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 03380689 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| THE AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP LIMITEDReg. no. 02671052 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| ATG LONDON LIMITEDReg. no. 03902727 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| DI POPOLO INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 07249944 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| DIAGEO GREAT BRITAIN LIMITEDReg. no. 00507652 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 06406893 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| SOHO ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 00473566 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| THE LORD MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER | UK company | Local Authority | 6 |
| DEUT HUIT 18 LIMITEDReg. no. 15798830 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| MITCHELLS & BUTLERS RETAIL LIMITEDReg. no. 00024542 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| NEAL'S YARD (NATURAL REMEDIES) LIMITEDReg. no. 01597194 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 5 |
Types of owner in WC2H
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Leicester Square 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 50+ datasets — the factors that decide what can actually be built or changed.
Frequently asked
How much of Leicester Square is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1074 property titles in the WC2H postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 691 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Leicester Square.
How much of WC2H is owned from overseas?+
Around 6% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Leicester Square 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 Leicester Square?+
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 WC2H 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 WC2H?+
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 Leicester Square 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.