Unregistered land in Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan (Wales) has 490 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. 372 of them score 75 or more. That's around 15 for every 10 km², close to the average for Wales.

490plots scoring 50+
343next to homes (70%)
452under an acre (92%)

Where they are

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

Towns and villages with the most

Cadoxton25 plots
Barry Dock24 plots
Morristown23 plots
Palmerstown18 plots
The Knap14 plots
Boverton13 plots
Colcot13 plots
Wenvoe13 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (42%).

Gaps within housing areas42%
Woodland29%
Farmland and meadow11%
Scrub, rough grass and heath8%
Not labelled on maps7%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)3%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre269
¼ to 1 acre183
1 to 2 acres29
Over 2 acres9
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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