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October 2023 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in October 2023.
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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 over 1,810,650 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 407,718
HM Land Registry completed 1,810,655 applications in October compared with 1,730,767 in September and 1,888,991 last October 2022, of which:
- 299,511 were applications for register updates compared with 304,718 in September
- 1,017,051 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 944,174 in September
- 191,928 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 191,632 in September
- 70,955 were transactions for value compared with 70,505 in September
- 20,693 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 18,469 in September
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | August applications | September applications | October applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 404,443 | 389,691 | 407,718 |
| Greater London | 336,671 | 330,283 | 348,637 |
| North West | 202,217 | 196,701 | 201,915 |
| South West | 174,000 | 165,923 | 177,466 |
| West Midlands | 155,163 | 143,754 | 152,380 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 142,913 | 137,788 | 144,816 |
| East Midlands | 131,637 | 123,899 | 128,543 |
| North | 91,792 | 88,308 | 90,910 |
| East Anglia | 75,307 | 74,622 | 75,844 |
| Isles of Scilly | 97 | 74 | 69 |
| Wales | 81,157 | 79,630 | 82,251 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 93 | 94 | 106 |
| Total | 1,795,490 | 1,730,767 | 1,810,655 |
Top 5 local authority areas
October 2023 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | October applications |
|---|---|
| City of Westminster | 27,823 |
| Birmingham | 27,438 |
| Leeds | 22,379 |
| North Yorkshire | 19,887 |
| Cornwall | 19,424 |
September 2023 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | September applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 25,681 |
| City of Westminster | 25,416 |
| Leeds | 19,797 |
| North Yorkshire | 19,316 |
| Cornwall | 17,424 |
Top 5 customers
October 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | October applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 151,752 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 31,070 |
| Enact | 29,357 |
| O’Neill Patient | 25,266 |
| Landmark | 22,291 |
September 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | September applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 143,412 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 29,027 |
| Nationwide Building Society | 26,641 |
| Enact | 26,455 |
| O’Neill Patient | 24,771 |
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 2023 data will be published at 11am on Thursday 21 December 2023.