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.
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Useful documents
- Code of business ethics (PDF, 613 KB)
- Crown Estate Act 1961 (PDF, 140 KB)
- Integrated annual report and accounts 2013 (PDF, 6.5 MB)
- Memorandum of understanding with MMO (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Schedule of properties rights and interests (PDF, 202 KB)
- Total contribution report (PDF, 4.5 MB)
- The Treasury and The Crown Estate (PDF, 305 KB)