Unregistered land in Bradford

Bradford (Yorkshire and The Humber) has 897 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. 718 of them score 75 or more. That's around 24 for every 10 km², above the average for the Yorkshire and The Humber.

897plots scoring 50+
771next to homes (86%)
785under an acre (88%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Ilkley19 plots
Menston16 plots
Low Fold13 plots
Wapping13 plots
Cottingley Bar11 plots
Esholt11 plots
Harden11 plots
Moorhead11 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (48%).

Gaps within housing areas48%
Woodland22%
Not labelled on maps14%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)6%
Scrub, rough grass and heath6%
Farmland and meadow4%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre461
¼ to 1 acre324
1 to 2 acres65
Over 2 acres47
Watch out for: 1 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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