Unregistered land in Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase (Staffordshire, West Midlands) has 288 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. 255 of them score 75 or more. That's around 37 for every 10 km², about 1.9 times the average for the West Midlands.

288plots scoring 50+
262next to homes (91%)
265under 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

Rugeley24 plots
Etchinghill22 plots
Slitting Mill20 plots
Ravenhill18 plots
Norton Canes17 plots
Cannock15 plots
Brereton14 plots
Pye Green13 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (60%).

Gaps within housing areas60%
Woodland24%
Not labelled on maps6%
Scrub, rough grass and heath4%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)4%
Farmland and meadow2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre176
¼ to 1 acre89
1 to 2 acres16
Over 2 acres7
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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