Unregistered land in Bolton

Bolton (North West) has 951 plots of land that are missing from the HM Land Registry index and score 50 or more on our 0–100 scale for how realistic a claim would be. 848 of them score 75 or more. That's around 68 for every 10 km², about 3.2 times the average for the North West.

951plots scoring 50+
889next to homes (93%)
874under an acre (92%)

Where they are

Darker squares contain more plots scoring 50+. Exact plot locations are for members.

Towns and villages with the most

Farnworth58 plots
Cope Bank36 plots
Horwich34 plots
Blackrod33 plots
Willows30 plots
Egerton29 plots
Halliwell29 plots
Bolton27 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (74%).

Gaps within housing areas74%
Woodland12%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)6%
Scrub, rough grass and heath4%
Not labelled on maps2%
Farmland and meadow2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre432
¼ to 1 acre442
1 to 2 acres64
Over 2 acres13
Watch out for: 2 are in Sites of Special Scientific Interest or nature reserves. We score these down, and members can see each one flagged on the map.

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Unregistered doesn’t mean unowned: much of this land has an owner who simply never registered it. Read how claims work before you act.

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