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September 2024 Transaction Data
This data provides information about the number and types of applications that HM Land Registry completed in Septemer 2024.
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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 September:
- HM Land Registry completed more than 1,934,910 applications to change or query the Land Register
- the South East topped the table of regional applications with 437,185
HM Land Registry completed 1,934,916 applications in September compared with 1,876,215 in August and 1,730,767 last September 2023, of which:
- 286,474 were applications for register updates compared with 285,515 in August
- 1,119,845 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 1,073,999 in August
- 197,651 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared with 197,468 in August
- 77,774 were transactions for value compared with 78,219 in August
- 16,471 were postal applications from non-account holders compared with 18,417 in August
Applications by region and country
| Region/country | July applications | August applications | September applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 468,348 | 425,070 | 437,185 |
| Greater London | 404,408 | 350,059 | 362,510 |
| North West | 236,256 | 210,417 | 219,362 |
| South West | 203,566 | 185,961 | 188,834 |
| West Midlands | 178,188 | 158,505 | 163,947 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 166,385 | 149,177 | 155,258 |
| East Midlands | 148,285 | 138,813 | 142,378 |
| North | 103,651 | 95,160 | 95,537 |
| East Anglia | 87,080 | 79194 | 80,620 |
| Isles of Scilly | 194 | 259 | 159 |
| Wales | 96,036 | 83,463 | 89,016 |
| England and Wales (not assigned) | 157 | 137 | 110 |
| Total | 2,092,554 | 1,876,215 | 1,934,916 |
Top 5 local authority areas
September 2024 applications
| Top 5 Local authority areas | September applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 28,173 |
| City of Westminster | 27,432 |
| Leeds | 23,152 |
| North Yorkshire | 22,058 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,858 |
August 2024 applications
| Top 5 local authority areas | August applications |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 27,866 |
| City of Westminster | 25,959 |
| Leeds | 22,776 |
| North Yorkshire | 20,844 |
| Buckinghamshire | 19,900 |
Top 5 customers
September 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | September applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 194,207 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 39,195 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 34,008 |
| Enact | 30,413 |
| O’Neill Patient | 29,616 |
August 2024 applications
| Top 5 customers | August applications |
|---|---|
| Infotrack Limited | 182,701 |
| Landmark Information Group Ltd | 44,136 |
| Orbital Witness Limited | 32,623 |
| Enact | 28,071 |
| O’Neill Patient | 27,852 |
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 October 2024 data will be published at 11am on Thursday 21 November 2024.
Updates to this page
Published 21 October 2024