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October 2022 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in October 2022.
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Please note this data shows what HM Land Registry has been able to process during the time period covered and is not necessarily a reflection of market activity.
In October:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,888,990 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 448,084
HM Land Registry completed 1,888,991 applications in October compared with 1,858,997 in September and 1,771,848last October 2021, of which:
- 357,746 were applications for register updates compared with 344,290 in September
- 987,938 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 987,206 in September
- 254,853 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 252,254 in September
- 17,549 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 16,285 in September
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | August applications | September applications | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 445,874 | 433,539 | 448,084 |
| Greater London | 347,679 | 339,112 | 346,800 |
| North West | 229,211 | 212,493 | 212,060 |
| South West | 188,943 | 181,976 | 187,071 |
| West Midlands | 160,791 | 152,981 | 156,400 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 151,191 | 148,471 | 148,718 |
| East Midlands | 137,921 | 133,880 | 133,720 |
| North | 94,197 | 90,738 | 91,642 |
| East Anglia | 81,525 | 79,689 | 78,873 |
| Isles of Scilly | 38 | 231 | 64 |
| Wales | 89,027 | 85,752 | 85,415 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 120 | 135 | 144 |
| Total | 1,926,517 | 1,858,997 | 1,888,991 |
Top 5 local authority areas
October 2022 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | October applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 27,026 |
| City of Westminster | 22,542 |
| Leeds | 21,975 |
| Cornwall | 19,824 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,530 |
September 2022 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | September applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 26,513 |
| City of Westminster | 21,247 |
| Leeds | 21,157 |
| Cornwall | 19,412 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,219 |
Top 5 customers
October 2022 applications
| Top 5 customers | October Applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 148,454 |
| Enact | 46,350 |
| O’Neill Patient | 32,968 |
| HBOS PLC Bank | 25,454 |
| Land Technologies Ltd | 24,929 |
September 2022 applications
| Top 5 customers | September Applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 136,074 |
| Enact | 50,729 |
| O’Neill Patient | 33,785 |
| Optima Legal Services | 28,388 |
| Land Technologies Ltd | 22,265 |
Access the full dataset on our Use land and property data service.
Next publication
Transaction Data is published on the 15th working day of each month. The November data will be published at 11am on Wednesday 21 December 2022.
Updates to this page
Published 21 November 2022