How to find a property's title number: free ways and the £7 route
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Fees and service steps verified against GOV.UK on 11 October 2026: Search for land and property information and HM Land Registry information services fees.
Corrected 11 October 2026. An earlier version of this page said GOV.UK's free property summary shows the title number. It does not, and a reader told us. The steps below now match GOV.UK.
Quick answer
The title number is printed at the top of the title register, which costs £7 on GOV.UK's Search for land and property information service. The free property summary there does not include it, and you need to sign in to search. Before you pay, check the free routes: it is on any copy of the register or title plan you already hold (for example from your own purchase), and a conveyancer can look it up at no fee on HM Land Registry's MapSearch.
Open the official GOV.UK search →Free ways to get the title number
- •Paperwork you already have. The title number is printed at the top of the title register and the title plan. If you own the property, look in the documents from your purchase or a remortgage for a copy of either.
- •Buying? Ask your conveyancer. They work from official copies of the seller's register, which carry the title number.
- •A professional with a portal account. HM Land Registry's MapSearch is free for its Business e-services customers and shows title numbers and tenure. The public cannot use it, but a conveyancer or surveyor you already use can check it.
- •Not the INSPIRE map. HM Land Registry's free INSPIRE Index Polygons carry an ‘INSPIRE ID’, which is a different reference. It is not the title number.
Get the title number on GOV.UK, step by step
- 1.Go to the official service: gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry (check for ‘gov.uk’ in the address bar, as only government can use it).
- 2.Sign in. GOV.UK says: “You'll need to sign in to use this service. If you do not already have sign in details, you'll be able to create them.”
- 3.Search by address or location, then select the property from the results.
- 4.Read the free property summary: the address, the property description, the tenure (freehold or leasehold) and whether there are any restrictive covenants or easements. It does not show the title number.
- 5.Buy the title register (£7) by debit or credit card. The title number is at the top, with the owner, the last sale price and any mortgage. The title plan (£7) shows the general boundaries. Official copies by post are £11 per document.
Property not coming up? It may be filed under a different address or be unregistered. Ask HM Land Registry for a search of the index map (form SIM, £8 for up to 5 titles, by post): the results include the title number, or confirm the land is unregistered.
What the title number is, and isn't
The title number is a unique HM Land Registry reference for a registered property: a short letter-and-digit code like ‘AB123456’. It points to the property's title register (ownership, price paid, mortgage, covenants) and title plan (location and general boundaries). By itself the number is just an identifier. It doesn't reveal ownership details; those are in the register, which is what the £7 buys.
Don't pay £19.95+ for a £7 document
Some third-party sites repackage HM Land Registry data and charge well above the official price. On GOV.UK the title register, which carries the title number, is £7, and so is the title plan. Spot the official service by the ‘gov.uk’ domain; resellers legally have to carry an ‘independent, not affiliated with HM Land Registry’ disclaimer.
Doing admin, or buying the house?
Just need the title number or the register? Everything above is free or £7 direct from GOV.UK, so you're done, and you shouldn't pay a reseller more.
Buying the property? The register tells you about ownership and covenants, but nothing about the property's condition or risks. The £24.99 HouseCheckup Complete report brings together available flood, ground, crime, energy and sold-price records. Spatial checks use the postcode location; address matching and coverage vary by source. It does not include title documents or confirm ground rent or the remaining lease term.
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Got the title number. Now what does the register not tell you?
The £24.99 Complete report adds available flood, ground, crime, energy and sale-record context to the questions you ask before buying. Spatial results describe the postcode location unless a source supports a closer match. Title documents, ground-rent terms and lease length still need checking through the official records and your conveyancer.
Type the full address with its postcode to go straight to your report options. Try .
£24.99 one-off · no subscription · Human-checked and emailed to you. See a sample report · Review report options and coverage