Yorkshire and The Humber · Postcode district WF8
Who owns Darrington?Corporate & overseas land ownership in WF8
The companies and organisations that hold property in Darrington, 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.
1,356
Corporate titles
1%
Overseas-owned
9 titles
620
Distinct owners
£135.4m
Recorded price paid
Overseas ownership in WF8
Where the 9 overseas-owned titles in Darringtonare registered, by the owning company’s country of incorporation.
Largest corporate owners in Darrington
Owners holding the most indexed titles in WF8, largest first.
| Owner | Origin | Type | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICO HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7530 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 144 |
| YORKSHIRE HOUSING LIMITEDReg. no. 030443 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 63 |
| BAILEYGATE STERLING PONTEFRACT LEASEHOLD 57 LIMITEDReg. no. 16870351 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 41 |
| HEYLO HOUSING REGISTERED PROVIDER LIMITEDReg. no. 06573772 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 33 |
| HEARTHSTONE INVESTMENTS (GP) LIMITEDReg. no. 09278256 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 24 |
| THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD | UK company | Local Authority | 20 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F17) LLPReg. no. OC396824 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 18 |
| LEEDS FEDERATED HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 21457R | UK company | Housing Association Registered Society (Company) | 17 |
| KARBON HOMES LIMITEDReg. no. 7529 | UK company | Community Benefit Society (Company) | 16 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F2) LIMITEDReg. no. 07530102 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 15 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F7) LLPReg. no. OC367811 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 15 |
| SOUTH YORKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDReg. no. 20165R | UK company | Registered Society (Company) | 12 |
| HH NO. 3 LIMITEDReg. no. 11159018 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| ZIPOLITE LIMITEDReg. no. 10347159 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 10 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F4) LLPReg. no. 367809 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 9 |
| A SHADE GREENER (F8) LLPReg. no. OC367812 | UK company | Limited Liability Partnership | 9 |
| BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCReg. no. 1800000 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| HH NO. 1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| HH NO.1 LIMITEDReg. no. 09123811 | UK company | Limited Company or Public Limited Company | 9 |
| PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUSTReg. no. 08445158 | UK company | Corporate Body | 9 |
Types of owner in WF8
From owner to buildability
Knowing who owns the land in Darrington 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 Darrington is owned by companies?+
This index holds 1356 property titles in the WF8 postcode district whose registered owner is a company or organisation, not a private individual — spread across 620 distinct entities. HM Land Registry publishes corporate and overseas ownership but not individual owners, so this is the corporate slice of ownership in Darrington.
How much of WF8 is owned from overseas?+
Around 1% of the corporate-owned titles indexed in Darrington 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 Darrington?+
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 WF8 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 WF8?+
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 Darrington 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.