Unregistered land in West Lancashire

West Lancashire (Lancashire, North West) has 841 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. 659 of them score 75 or more. That's around 24 for every 10 km², close to the average for the North West.

841plots scoring 50+
775next to homes (92%)
696under 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

Ormskirk55 plots
Aughton Park51 plots
Town Green49 plots
Burscough47 plots
Becconsall33 plots
Tarleton33 plots
Banks31 plots
Up Holland29 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (63%).

Gaps within housing areas63%
Not labelled on maps20%
Woodland7%
Farmland and meadow6%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)3%
Scrub, rough grass and heath2%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre420
¼ to 1 acre276
1 to 2 acres72
Over 2 acres73

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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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