Who Owns Property in Derby? Company Freehold Data (2026)

Derby is an engineering and manufacturing city, home to major industrial employers, and its company-owned property reflects a stable, working economy. Around 6,900 active freehold owners hold through companies here, spread across residential, industrial and mixed-use stock.

6,900

company-owned freeholds in Derby

55+

the age band most owners fall into

Rare

formal insolvency here — pressure shows earlier

The Derby ownership base

Derby's roughly 6,900 owners sit in a mid-value market with a strong industrial component. Alongside terraced and suburban housing, the city carries workshops, units and former-manufacturing freeholds tied to its engineering heritage — a more commercially mixed base than a purely residential town.

GalimAI data point

Across England and Wales, GalimAI tracks 463,022 property-owning companies and more than 1 million (1,061,970) individual owners behind them. Formal insolvency stays rare — 1,058 of those companies have had a Gazette winding-up notice since 2023 — which is why most motivated owners are reached through early financing, age and filing signals rather than after a public failure.

Who owns Derby's freeholds

Derby's owners include local landlords and family companies with industrial roots. A large share are over 55. The industrial inheritance means succession often involves older owners holding ageing commercial freeholds they are ready to release.

Where the pressure is

Derby's pressure splits between residential leverage and ageing industrial assets that no longer pay their way. An empty or underused industrial freehold is a holding cost a company will move to shed. Across both, charges, filings and owner age are the signals; formal insolvency is uncommon.

Reaching Derby owners

Derby rewards separating residential from industrial owners across its roughly 6,900-strong base, then filtering each by charges, filings and age — the residential leverage plays and the industrial release plays call for different conversations.

Frequently asked questions

How many company-owned freeholds are in Derby?

GalimAI tracks around 6,900 active freehold owners holding through companies in Derby, spread across residential, industrial and mixed-use property reflecting the city's engineering economy.

Is Derby's base commercial or residential?

Both — Derby's manufacturing heritage gives it a stronger industrial and mixed-use component than a typical residential town, alongside its terraced and suburban housing.

How can I see Derby's owners?

The count is free; the GalimAI portal shows the companies after a free signup and lets you filter by charges, filings and director age.

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Who owns property in Derby? An engineering city's freehold base