UK's Biggest Landowners

• The list details the UK's 50 biggest landowners as of 2019.

Landowners

• Honourable Artillery Company: Holds 14,209 acres in Brecon Beacons National Park, used for armed forces training.
• Merton College, Oxford University: Owns 14,707 acres, the most of any educational institution.
• Al Maktoum Family: Owns 15,533 acres via Arago Limited, controlling the Bollihope Estate for grouse shooting.
• Taylor Wimpey: A leading housebuilder, owns 14,684 acres of developable land.
• John Whittaker & the Olayan Group: Owns 15,041 acres through the Peel Group, known for the Trafford Centre and MediaCityUK.
• Pennon Group: Owns 15,816 acres via South West Water, mainly in Cornwall and Devon.
• Kemble Water Holdings: Owns 15,987 acres via Thames Water, mostly in London and the Home Counties.
• Richard Kelvin-Hughes: Owns 16,000 acres, including the Knarsdale Estate, a grouse moor in Northumberland.
• Michael Cannon: Owns 16,001 acres, including the Wemmergill Estate in County Durham, acquired in 2006.
• Valero Energy: Owns 17,216 acres, including the Mainlines Pipelines network for fuel.
• Osprey Consortium: Owns 17,607 acres via Anglian Water, located in the East of England.
• Rathbone Brothers: Holds 17,854 acres. This firm acts a trustee for families, on whose behalf it holds the legal title to land
• Sir Lyonel Humphrey John Tollemache, 7th Baronet: Owns 17,908 acres via the Buckminster Estate.
• Michael Stone: Owns 18,000 acres, including the Weardale and Egglestone moors in County Durham.
• John Clark: Owns 18,119 acres, including Featherstone Castle and its estate in Northumberland.
• Homes England: Owns 19,349 acres.
• John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough: Owns 20,000 acres in Yorkshire and other areas via Mexborough Estates.
• Queen Elizabeth II: Owns 20,000 acres, mainly in and around Sandringham in Norfolk.
• Corland Minerals: Holds 20,371 acres throughout the UK.
• Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort: Owns 20,534 acres via Swangrove Estates, including areas of Gloucestershire and South Wales.
• HeidelbergCement: Owns 20,534 acres via Hanson Quarry Products Europe.
• Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh: Owns 20,664 acres, including the Elvedon Estate in Suffolk.
• Harworth Group: Owns 21,000 acres of developable brownfield sites, mainly in the North and Midlands
• Stefan Persson: Owns 21,373 acres in Hampshire and Wiltshire via Ramsbury S.a.R.L.
• Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford: Owns 21,474 acres, including the Woburn Estate in Bedfordshire.
• Count Luca Rinaldo Contardo Padulli di Vighignolo: Owns 25,000 acres via Albanwise, a property company in Norfolk.
• Zambrano Family: Owns 25,340 acres via Cemex.
• Roger Tempest: Owns 25,516 acres, including the Broughton Hall Estate in North Yorkshire.
• Robert Warren Miller: Owns 27,258 acres, including Gunnerside Estates in North Yorkshire and Durham.
• Sir James Dyson: Owns 33,000 acres via Beeswax Dyson Farming.
• Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale: Owns 35,269 acres, including the Lonsdale Estate in Cumbria.
• LafargeHolcim: Owns 48,557 acres.
• Severn Trent: Owns 51,668 acres, mostly in the Midlands.
• MRH Minerals: Owns 67,935 acres in Cumbria.
• Saltaire Water: Owns 68,927 acres via Yorkshire Water.
• Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings: Owns 69,294 acres via Northumbrian Water Group and UK Power Networks.
• Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water): Owns 77,975 acres.
• Church of England: Owns approximately 105,000 acres.
• Duchy of Cornwall: Owns 135,000 acres across 23 English counties.
• Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster: Owns 140,000 acres including prime property in London’s Mayfair and Belgravia.
• United Utilities: Owns 140,124 acres in the northwest of England.
• The Duke of Atholl’s trusts: Owns 145,700 acres in Scottish estates.
• DEFRA: Owns 150,549 acres throughout the UK, mainly in rural areas.
• Anders Holch Povlsen: Owns 218,000 acres in Scotland.
• Richard Scott, Duke of Buccleuch & Queensbury: Owns 240,000 acres with estates including the Queensbury Estate.
• RSPB: Owns 324,000 acres of farmland and wildlife sanctuaries.
• Crown Estate: Owns 360,000 acres including parts of London and agricultural land.
• Ministry of Defence: Owns 750,000 acres, including training grounds and residential properties.
• National Trust & National Trust for Scotland: Owns 815,000 acres, including coastline, countryside, and stately homes.
• Forestry Commission: Owns 2.2 million acres.