Unregistered land in Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood (Nottinghamshire, East Midlands) has 1,092 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. 850 of them score 75 or more. That's around 17 for every 10 km², close to the average for the East Midlands.

1,092plots scoring 50+
853next to homes (78%)
908under an acre (83%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Newark-on-Trent51 plots
Edwinstowe47 plots
Balderton37 plots
Farnsfield36 plots
Ollerton29 plots
Winthorpe28 plots
Collingham24 plots
Hawton24 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%
Not labelled on maps23%
Woodland14%
Farmland and meadow4%
Scrub, rough grass and heath3%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)1%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre530
¼ to 1 acre378
1 to 2 acres67
Over 2 acres117

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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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