Unregistered land in Lancaster

Lancaster (Lancashire, North West) has 900 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. 664 of them score 75 or more. That's around 16 for every 10 km², below the average for the North West.

900plots scoring 50+
722next to homes (80%)
781under an acre (87%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Bare33 plots
Halton25 plots
Caton23 plots
White Lund23 plots
Carnforth21 plots
Warton21 plots
Lowgill20 plots
Melling20 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (56%).

Gaps within housing areas56%
Woodland20%
Not labelled on maps12%
Farmland and meadow6%
Scrub, rough grass and heath4%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)4%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre479
¼ to 1 acre302
1 to 2 acres54
Over 2 acres65

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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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