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April 2025 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in April 2025.
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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 April:
- HM Land Registry completed over 1,811,920 applications to change or query the Land Register
- The South East topped the table of regional applications with 408,047
HM Land Registry completed 1,811,924 applications in April compared with 1,974,155 in March 2025 and 1,953,642 last April 2024, of which:
- 285,129 were applications for register updates compared with 295,653 in March
- 1,058,989 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,097,576 in March
- 158,279 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 263,960 in March
- 78,380 were transactions for value compared with 83,730 in March * 14,592 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 15,564 in March
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | February applications | March applications | April applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 401,605 | 444,651 | 408,047 |
| Greater London | 340,916 | 370,483 | 336,247 |
| North West | 207,672 | 227,167 | 208,094 |
| South West | 175,173 | 191,416 | 174,721 |
| West Midlands | 156,886 | 169,372 | 155,674 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 143,216 | 157,393 | 145,196 |
| East Midlands | 133,701 | 145,134 | 133,700 |
| North | 88,757 | 96,664 | 90,391 |
| East Anglia | 76,081 | 84,604 | 77,323 |
| Isles of Scilly | 64 | 77 | 53 |
| Wales | 82,335 | 87,088 | 82,370 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 94 | 106 | 108 |
| Total | 1,806,500 | 1,974,155 | 1,811,924 |
Top 5 local authority areas
April 2024 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | April applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 29,015 |
| City of Westminster | 23,624 |
| Leeds | 20,615 |
| North Yorkshire | 20,400 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18,668 |
March 2025 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | March applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 31,179 |
| City of Westminster | 26,760 |
| North Yorkshire | 22,416 |
| Leeds | 21,919 |
| Cornwall | 21,623 |
Top 5 customers
April 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | April applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 195,556 |
| Enact | 33,159 |
| O’Neill Patient | 30,861 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 29,905 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 28,157 |
March 2025 applications
| Top 5 customers | March applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 212,489 |
| Enact | 35,812 |
| O’Neill Patient | 30,751 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 29,962 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 28,718 |
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 2025 data will be published at 11am on Friday 20 June 2025.
Updates to this page
Published 22 May 2025