Unregistered land in Stafford

Stafford (Staffordshire, West Midlands) has 1,324 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. 1,029 of them score 75 or more. That's around 22 for every 10 km², above the average for the West Midlands.

1,324plots scoring 50+
1,096next to homes (83%)
1,055under an acre (80%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Hanchurch32 plots
Walton30 plots
Meir Heath27 plots
Wildwood27 plots
Barlaston25 plots
Little Haywood25 plots
Weeping Cross25 plots
Oulton24 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (55%).

Gaps within housing areas55%
Not labelled on maps26%
Woodland11%
Farmland and meadow3%
Scrub, rough grass and heath2%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre634
¼ to 1 acre421
1 to 2 acres89
Over 2 acres180
Watch out for: 1 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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