Unregistered land in Cambridge

Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, East of England) has 127 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. 112 of them score 75 or more. That's around 31 for every 10 km², above the average for the East of England.

127plots scoring 50+
121next to homes (95%)
114under an acre (90%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Newtown24 plots
Cambridge19 plots
Chesterton18 plots
Romsey Town15 plots
Arbury12 plots
Cherry Hinton12 plots
Newnham6 plots
Trumpington5 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (69%).

Gaps within housing areas69%
Scrub, rough grass and heath10%
Woodland7%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)6%
Not labelled on maps6%
Farmland and meadow1%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre64
¼ to 1 acre50
1 to 2 acres10
Over 2 acres3

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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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