Unregistered land in Staffordshire Moorlands

Staffordshire Moorlands (Staffordshire, West Midlands) has 1,580 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. 1,146 of them score 75 or more. That's around 27 for every 10 km², above the average for the West Midlands.

1,580plots scoring 50+
1,264next to homes (80%)
1,140under an acre (72%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Cheddleton47 plots
Gillow Heath42 plots
Biddulph Moor40 plots
Newtown32 plots
Endon31 plots
Alton28 plots
Cheadle28 plots
Knypersley28 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%
Not labelled on maps29%
Woodland12%
Scrub, rough grass and heath3%
Farmland and meadow2%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)1%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre687
¼ to 1 acre453
1 to 2 acres122
Over 2 acres318

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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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