East of England · Postcode district WD18
Who owns West Watford?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WD18
The companies and organisations that hold property in West Watford, 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.
1,541
Corporate titles
2%
Overseas-owned
31 titles
931
Distinct owners
£473.8m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WD18
Where the 31 overseas-owned titles in West Watfordare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in West Watford
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WD18, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIA PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS LTDReg. no. 10197577 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 54 |
| FITZ WD18 (LH) LTDReg. no. 16132637 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 48 |
| WATFORD COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUSTReg. no. 30183R | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 33 |
| NIMSAY LIMITEDReg. no. 10972350 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 25 |
| WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 20 |
| PARADIGM HOMES CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 27789R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 19 |
| PEABODY TRUSTReg. no. 7741 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Corporate Body) | 18 |
| VICARAGE RESICO LTDReg. no. 15120853 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| VICARAGE SUBCO LTDReg. no. 15121563 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 18 |
| AL RAYAN BANK PLCReg. no. 4483430 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| VIA PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LIMITEDReg. no. 11927174 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| GADE CLOSE REVERSIONS LIMITEDReg. no. 7280761 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 12 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 11 |
| HIGHTOWN PRAETORIAN AND CHURCHES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18077R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 11 |
| VIA PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS LIMITEDReg. no. 0197577 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLCReg. no. 02366906 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 8 |
| CHEEMA PROPERTIES (WATFORD) LTDReg. no. 10626058 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| CROSSBAY II (UK) PROPCO 1 LIMITED | OverseasGuernsey | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| GOOD ROOTS LIMITEDReg. no. 11837911 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 7 |
| PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING+ LIMITEDReg. no. 20014R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 7 |
Types of owner in WD18
From owner to buildability
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Frequently asked
How much of West Watford is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1541 property titles in the WD18 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 931 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in West Watford.
How much of WD18 is owned from overseas?+
Around 2% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in West Watford 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 West Watford?+
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 WD18 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 WD18?+
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 West Watford 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.