> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://housing-base.journalismarena.eu/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://housing-base.journalismarena.eu/land-ownership/data-sources-sets-and-visualisations/use-land-and-property-data-in-england-and-wales.md).

# SRC: Use land and property data in England and Wales

* **From 1 July 2020, INSPIRE spatial polygon datasets which map more than 23 million title extents across England, Wales and Scotland have been available on the** [**Use land and property data service**](https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/#ips) **and** [**Registers of Scotland’s website**](https://ros.locationcentre.co.uk/inspire/)**.** The data shows land ownership boundaries for England, Wales and Scotland.
*  **Until then, this data has been closed and couldn't be reproduced publicly** - the public wasn't able to see maps of land boundaries across the UK, nor could journalists easily use it to investigate.
* **Most of the data is free to access** but you may need to create an account and sign a licence agreement first.
* **You can check out and download the datasets here:** [**https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/#ips**](https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/#ips)
* **Keywords**: England, Wales, Scotland, UK, land ownership, land ownership boundaries, property, UK House Price Index, spatial data, company land ownership data, price paid data, registered leases


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