Land owned by councils and public bodies

Land owned by councils, government bodies, health, police and fire. Parks, playing fields, commons, and schools and hospitals in use are left out.

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Imagery: Mapbox and Maxar. Boundaries: HM Land Registry INSPIRE, Crown copyright.

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  1. Councils, government bodies, health, police and fire
  2. No park, playing field or common
BexleyBexley Site size0.56 ha (1.4 acres)Owner typeLocal authorityUnder buildingsNoneDistance to built-up areaAdjoiningApplications on the site6 Open this site on the map

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Who owns it
The kind of owner, from HM Land Registry, and for a company its status and charges at Companies House.
When it last changed hands
The last sale on record and its price, from HM Land Registry price paid.
What it could be
Size, buildings, constraints and every planning application on record on the parcel.

Why these rules

HM Land Registry owners files. A council must sell for the best price it can reasonably get unless the Secretary of State consents, and must advertise a sale of open space first (Local Government Act 1972, s.123), so parks, playing fields and commons are left out. Schools and hospitals are left out: a site in use for them is not for sale.

Sites from the search

Six of the sites the search returned on 10 November 2026. Each opens on the map with its record.

Imagery: Mapbox and Maxar. Boundaries: HM Land Registry INSPIRE, Crown copyright.

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