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April 2023 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2023.
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 April:
- HM Land Registry completed 1,595,150 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 361,928
HM Land Registry completed 1,595,150 applications in April compared with 2,026,527 in March and 1,752,363 last April 2022, of which:
- 290,723 were applications for register updates compared with 360,991 in March
- 873,601 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,122,973 in March
- 162,894 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 218,147 in March
- 87,241 were transactions for value compared with 114,459 in March
- 17,267 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 20,298 in March
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | February applications | March applications | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 400,069 | 459,168 | 361,928 |
| Greater London | 329,084 | 377,552 | 295,648 |
| North West | 205,969 | 229,986 | 182,653 |
| South West | 169,368 | 196,094 | 155,150 |
| West Midlands | 147,391 | 170,599 | 131,831 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 141,519 | 161,442 | 128,048 |
| East Midlands | 126,839 | 146,615 | 116,638 |
| North | 88,003 | 102,426 | 79,557 |
| East Anglia | 74,583 | 89,940 | 70,278 |
| Isles of Scilly | 100 | 126 | 66 |
| Wales | 88,860 | 92,483 | 73,278 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 85 | 96 | 66 |
| Total | 1,771,870 | 2,026,527 | 1,595,150 |
Top 5 local authority areas
April 2023 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | April applications |
|---|---|
| City of Westminster | 22,329 |
| Birmingham | 22,131 |
| Leeds | 18,883 |
| North Yorkshire | 17,380 |
| Cornwall | 16,329 |
March 2023 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | March applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 29,257 |
| City of Westminster | 27,599 |
| Leeds | 23,612 |
| Cornwall | 20,937 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20,331 |
Top 5 customers
April 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | April Applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 126,004 |
| Enact | 29,320 |
| O’Neill Patient | 25,757 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 19,038 |
| Devonshires | 17,140 |
March 2023 applications
| Top 5 customers | March Applications |
|---|---|
| InfoTrack Limited | 163,054 |
| Enact | 34,345 |
| O’Neill Patient | 32,407 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 22,774 |
| Land Technologies Ltd | 21,370 |
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 May 2023 data will be published at 11am on Wednesday 21 June 2023.
Published 23 May 2023