Unregistered land in East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire and The Humber) has 2,277 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. 1,658 of them score 75 or more. That's around 9.5 for every 10 km², below the average for the Yorkshire and The Humber.

2,277plots scoring 50+
1,834next to homes (81%)
1,938under an acre (85%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Goole50 plots
Cottingham46 plots
Molescroft44 plots
Beverley42 plots
Hedon34 plots
North Ferriby34 plots
Howden29 plots
Kirk Ella24 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (54%).

Gaps within housing areas54%
Woodland14%
Not labelled on maps14%
Farmland and meadow10%
Scrub, rough grass and heath6%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)1%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre1,168
¼ to 1 acre770
1 to 2 acres193
Over 2 acres146
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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