Amount of Manx land First Registered at Land Registry?

Summary

A request was made to the General Registry for the percentage and hectare area of Isle of Man land that has been First Registered. The authority responded that the information is not held by them and directed the requester to the Land Registry.

Key Facts

• The General Registry does not hold the requested information regarding First Registered land.
• The requester was advised to contact the Land Registry for the data.
• The General Registry is part of the Courts & Tribunals Services, not the Land Registry.
• The request was closed on 22 September 2025.
• The requester has the right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 2025-09-10
• 2025-09-22
• 4925821
• IM1 3AR
• +44 1624 685249
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Original Request

As of today, how much of the Isle of Man has been First Registered: As a percentage of the total land area of the Isle of Man? In terms of area in hectares? Thank you.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

General Registry Oik-Recortyssee Chief Registrar
Stuart Quayle

Isle of Man Courts of Justice Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3AR

Telephone: (01624) 685979 Email: DPO- GenReg@gov.im

Our ref: 4925821 22 September 2025

Dear ####

We write further to your request received 10 September 2025, which states:

"As of today, how much of the Isle of Man has been First Registered:

As a percentage of the total land area of the Isle of Man?

In terms of area in hectares?

Thank you."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

Your request for information is likely to be for the Land Registry. They may be contacted as follows: Land Registry, Registries Building, Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3AR. Telephone:+44 1624 685249. Email: land@registry.gov.im. Alternatively, please consider using the FOI portal on this website by choosing from the dropdown options "Department for Enterprise". We are the General Registry which is the Courts & Tribunals Services.

Please quote the reference number 4925821 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely

FOI Co-ordinator