Unregistered land in Cornwall

Cornwall (South West) has 5,649 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. 4,281 of them score 75 or more. That's around 16 for every 10 km², close to the average for the South West.

5,649plots scoring 50+
4,301next to homes (76%)
4,576under an acre (81%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Lane51 plots
Illogan48 plots
Truro40 plots
Falmouth36 plots
Bodmin35 plots
Trewoon34 plots
Blackwater32 plots
Lanner32 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (42%).

Gaps within housing areas42%
Woodland24%
Not labelled on maps19%
Scrub, rough grass and heath8%
Farmland and meadow5%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre2,575
¼ to 1 acre2,001
1 to 2 acres442
Over 2 acres631
Watch out for: 5 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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