As part of UK government Open Data, the boundaries of freehold properties can be viewed online for free. Each plot is identified by a number, called the INSPIRE-ID. INSPIRE is so called as it is from an EU directive, the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community. This gives a cadastral map for the UK, similar to what other European countries have had.

The access to this map is found via the data.gov.uk website and presents a map of the Uk that you have to zoom in to get the area you want. As of May 2024, this map is no longer working.

Watch this video showing the use of open source software QGIS with data downloaded from the Land Registry:

Click here for Mitcham (opens in a new window or tab).

Select the Backdrop Map Projection as British National Grid to flatten the map:

Zoom in on the map by using the slider or double clicking. The map area may be blank as it takes a while to get all the data.

To get a description of the plot, make a note of the INSPIRE-ID number and do a search on the Land Registry website.

An example is Vestry Hall. On this clip of the map

the INSPIRE-ID 48379202 seems to encircle the fire station. Putting this into an INSPIRE-ID query gives

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