Unregistered land in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffordshire, West Midlands) has 464 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. 371 of them score 75 or more. That's around 22 for every 10 km², above the average for the West Midlands.

464plots scoring 50+
369next to homes (80%)
387under 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

Westlands18 plots
Talke15 plots
Blackbrook12 plots
Ashley11 plots
Kidsgrove11 plots
Newcastle-under-Lyme11 plots
Talke Pits11 plots
Ashley Heath10 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%
Woodland22%
Not labelled on maps18%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)4%
Scrub, rough grass and heath2%
Farmland and meadow2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre245
¼ to 1 acre142
1 to 2 acres28
Over 2 acres49

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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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