Welcome to The Crown Estate
Our history
Although the ownership of some property can be traced back to Edward the Confessor, the estate as a whole essentially dates from 1066.
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Some of our recent achievements illustrate this. During the last ten years we have:
- grown the value of the property portfolio from a £4 billion to a £8.1 billion business
- delivered over £2 billion to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation
- been awarded 'Investor in People' status every year since 2003, and the 'one to watch' status in The Sunday Times list of top 100 companies
- nurtured one of the nation's largest rural estates, which is now valued at almost £1.2 billion
- delivered an award winning £1 billion regeneration of Regent Street to create an international shopping and retail destination
- commenced a £500 million programme of investment to enhance and refine the properties in our other core central London portfolio, St James's
- constructed a significant portfolio of prime retail assets across the country
- established property partnerships with international, institutional investors, including Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Norges Bank Investment Management and Land Securities
- committed over £100 million to help drive the UK's fast growing offshore renewable energy industry
- won over 30 nationally recognised awards including 'Deal of the Year' from Property Week magazine, and in 2012 the IP Real Estate Awards 'Best Value-added Investment' and 'Best Institutional Investor in UK & Ireland', as well as Building Awards 2012 - Building Magazine Project of the Year
- overseen the installation of offshore wind farms that are already meeting the electricity needs of 1.4 million homes
- adopted a proactive, co-investment approach to our Round 3 offshore wind leasing, which has resulted in the UK leading the world in the offshore wind market
- helped establish a new renewable industry by completing the world's first commercial wave and tidal leading rounds
- invested over £1 million on maintenance and improvement of the mooring facilities on the River Hamble
- acquired three marinas as part of our marine diversification investment policy.
Get in touch
Latest news
CCS report supports government ambition 16 May 2013
New cycling network officially opens at Swinley forest 14 May 2013
Famous Punch Bowl, in the Valley Gardens, to reach peak 09 May 2013
Useful documents
- Crown Estate Act 1961 (PDF, 140 KB)
- The Treasury and The Crown Estate (PDF, 305 KB)
- Schedule of properties rights and interests (PDF, 210 KB)
- Code of business ethics (PDF, 613 KB)
- Memorandum of understanding with MMO (PDF, 1.6 MB)
