London · Postcode district WC2N
Who owns Charing Cross?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WC2N
The companies and organisations that hold property in Charing 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.
472
Corporate titles
14%
Overseas-owned
68 titles
346
Distinct owners
£1.6bn
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WC2N
Where the 68 overseas-owned titles in Charing Crossare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Charing Cross
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WC2N, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAFTESBURY COVENT GARDEN LIMITEDReg. no. 03154145 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| BAIN & COMPANY, INC. UNITED KINGDOMReg. no. FC014238 | OverseasU.S.A. | Corporate Body | 7 |
| PLACES FOR LONDON LIMITEDReg. no. 08961151 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| CONDE NAST HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 05516970 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 6 |
| LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 3929195 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| MORION 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 07720426 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS SERVICES LIMITEDReg. no. 00728502 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 6 |
| PRIME GLOBAL LIMITED | OverseasIsle Of Man | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| ACEWORK LIMITED | OverseasBritish Virgin Islands | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| ALGEBRA PROPERTY LIMITEDReg. no. 02534415 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| SPOTIFY LIMITEDReg. no. 06436047 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| CARLSQUARE LTDReg. no. 10122093 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| COTE RESTAURANT GROUP LTDReg. no. 12873009 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| COURT PIE CATERING LIMITEDReg. no. 00981038 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERAReg. no. 00426792 | UK company | Corporate Body | 3 |
| GLOBAL TRAVEL COLLECTION UK LTDReg. no. 05676147 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| KEYS LEIGH PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 3339700 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| NATIONAL GRID COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 04042700 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| PRET A MANGER (EUROPE) LIMITEDReg. no. 01854213 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in WC2N
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of Charing Cross is owned by companies?+
This index holds 472 property titles in the WC2N postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 346 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Charing Cross.
How much of WC2N is owned from overseas?+
Around 14% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Charing 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 Charing 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 WC2N 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 WC2N?+
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 Charing 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.