Unregistered land in Gateshead

Gateshead (North East) has 325 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. 271 of them score 75 or more. That's around 23 for every 10 km², about 2.7 times the average for the North East.

325plots scoring 50+
269next to homes (83%)
286under an acre (88%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Fellside15 plots
Sunniside15 plots
Bill Quay14 plots
Crawcrook13 plots
Whickham13 plots
Winlaton Mill13 plots
Ryton12 plots
Gateshead11 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (52%).

Gaps within housing areas52%
Woodland27%
Not labelled on maps9%
Scrub, rough grass and heath8%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)3%
Farmland and meadow1%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre159
¼ to 1 acre127
1 to 2 acres20
Over 2 acres19

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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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