Unregistered land in Colchester

Colchester (Essex, East of England) has 879 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. 749 of them score 75 or more. That's around 26 for every 10 km², above the average for the East of England.

879plots scoring 50+
805next to homes (92%)
782under an acre (89%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Lexden59 plots
Colchester48 plots
West Mersea48 plots
Tiptree42 plots
Shrub End36 plots
Mile End29 plots
Parson's Heath29 plots
West Bergholt25 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (64%).

Gaps within housing areas64%
Woodland15%
Not labelled on maps11%
Farmland and meadow4%
Scrub, rough grass and heath3%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)3%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre499
¼ to 1 acre283
1 to 2 acres57
Over 2 acres40

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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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