Unregistered land in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets (London) has 27 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. 20 of them score 75 or more. That's around 14 for every 10 km², below the average for the London.

27plots scoring 50+
26next to homes (96%)
27under an acre (100%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Stepney5 plots
Bethnal Green4 plots
Bromley3 plots
Cubitt Town2 plots
Mile End2 plots
Spitalfields2 plots
Whitechapel2 plots
Bow Common1 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (48%).

Gaps within housing areas48%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)26%
Woodland15%
Not labelled on maps11%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre16
¼ to 1 acre11
1 to 2 acres0
Over 2 acres0

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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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