East of England · Postcode district WD7
Who owns Shenley?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WD7
The companies and organisations that hold property in Shenley, 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.
582
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
8 titles
330
Distinct owners
£147.1m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WD7
Where the 8 overseas-owned titles in Shenleyare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Shenley
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WD7, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARION HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 7686 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 155 |
| HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 18077R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 9 |
| ALDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL | UK company | Local Authority | 7 |
| B3 LIVING LIMITEDReg. no. 29876R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 6 |
| CARAENO LIMITEDReg. no. 07453969 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONReg. no. IP19059R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Corporate Body) | 5 |
| THE ST ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEReg. no. 00145227 | UK company | Corporate Body | 5 |
| UNITED SYNAGOGUE TRUSTS LIMITEDReg. no. 00516140 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 5 |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | UK company | County Council | 4 |
| INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LIMITEDReg. no. 00962009 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| J.O.S INVEST LIMITEDReg. no. 12850927 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 4 |
| MANOR LODGE SCHOOLReg. no. 02829156 | UK company | Corporate Body | 4 |
| METROPOLITAN HOUSING TRUST LIMITEDReg. no. 16337R | UK company | Industrial and Provident Society (Company) | 4 |
| 9 NEWLANDS AVENUE LIMITEDReg. no. 13529959 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| ALDENHAM ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 03961097 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| AMB ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 04442812 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| CORTABELLA LIMITEDReg. no. 12269332 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| FETTISHAW PROPERTIES LIMITEDReg. no. 01028336 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
| RADLETT ESTATES LIMITEDReg. no. 11114495 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 3 |
Types of owner in WD7
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Shenley 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 Shenley is owned by companies?+
This index holds 582 property titles in the WD7 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 330 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Shenley.
How much of WD7 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Shenley 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 Shenley?+
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 WD7 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 WD7?+
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 Shenley 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.