WH Smith PLC group: properties owned
116 commercial buildings through 5 companies · total rateable value £181,965,060
The WH Smith PLC group owns 116 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 5 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £181,965,060. The group is headed by WH Smith PLC (Companies House number 05202036), which has 15 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 111 registered titles: 111 leasehold. By town: London (13), Liverpool (6), Aylesbury (5), Harrow (5) and Northampton (4).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WH Smith Hospitals Limited | 03981392 | 73 | £139,265,285 |
| WH Smith Travel Holdings Limited | 05681969 | 34 | £41,796,925 |
| WH Smith PLC | 05202036 | 5 | £437,350 |
| WH Smith Group Limited | 15367938 | 2 | £409,500 |
| WH Smith Travel Limited | 06560378 | 2 | £56,000 |
Group membership is from the Companies House register of people with significant control: a company is in the group when the company above it holds more than half its shares or votes.
Buildings owned by the WH Smith PLC group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street | Liverpool L7 8XP | Leasehold | £11,950,000 |
| Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road | Brighton BN2 5BE | Leasehold | £9,516,000 |
| 250 Bishopsgate | London EC2M 4AA | Leasehold | £9,020,000 |
| Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road | Southampton SO16 6YD | Leasehold | £8,913,500 |
| St Thomas Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road | London SE1 7EH | Leasehold | £8,443,600 |
| Security, Liverpool Street | London EC2M 2AT | Leasehold | £7,294,975 |
| Northern General Hospital, Herries Road | Sheffield S5 7AU | Leasehold | £6,471,500 |
| Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road | Plymouth PL6 8DH | Leasehold | £6,471,000 |
| Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, Pond Street | London NW3 2QG | Leasehold | £6,199,250 |
| James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road | Middlesbrough TS4 3BW | Leasehold | £5,817,500 |
| Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road | Harrow HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £5,547,700 |
| 2 Leman Street | London E1 8FA | Leasehold | £5,355,000 |
| University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park | Cardiff CF14 4XW | Leasehold | £5,260,000 |
| Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road | Blackburn BB2 3HQ | Leasehold | £5,231,150 |
| Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road | Colchester CO4 5JL | Leasehold | £5,016,250 |
| Cobham Motorway Service Area, Between Junctions 9 & 10 M25 | Cobham KT11 3DB | Leasehold | £4,818,250 |
| 133 Houndsditch | London EC3A 7BX | Leasehold | £4,769,400 |
| East Surrey Hospital, Three Arch Road | Redhill RH1 5RH | Leasehold | £4,521,350 |
| Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road | Dartford DA2 8DA | Leasehold | £4,147,150 |
| Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road | Sheffield S10 2JF | Leasehold | £4,075,500 |
| Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road | Beaconsfield HP9 2SE | Leasehold | £4,015,750 |
| Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock Road | Salisbury SP2 8BJ | Leasehold | £3,468,000 |
| Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane | London NW10 7NS | Leasehold | £3,441,025 |
| Llandough Hospital, Penlan Road | Penarth CF64 2XX | Leasehold | £3,252,250 |
| Plaza 100, Old Hall Street | Liverpool L3 9QJ | Leasehold | £3,234,350 |
| Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road | Worthing BN11 2DH | Leasehold | £3,220,000 |
| Torbay Hospital, Newton Road | Torquay TQ2 7AA | Leasehold | £3,103,500 |
| Stoke Mandeville Hospital Estates Strategy, Mandeville Road | Aylesbury HP21 8AL | Leasehold | £3,050,000 |
| St Richards Hospital, Spitalfield Lane | Chichester PO19 6SE | Leasehold | £2,910,000 |
| Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, St Peters Road | Margate CT9 4AN | Leasehold | £2,330,750 |
| Harrogate District Hospital, Lancaster Park Road | Harrogate HG2 7SX | Leasehold | £2,240,000 |
| Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane | Solihull B91 2JL | Leasehold | £2,210,000 |
| Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Uxbridge Road | Southall UB1 3HW | Leasehold | £2,210,000 |
| St Helens New Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road | St Helens WA9 3DA | Leasehold | £2,088,750 |
| St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane | Carshalton SM5 1AA | Leasehold | £2,072,000 |
| Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road | Epsom KT18 7EG | Leasehold | £1,675,280 |
| Building 5 Chiswick Park, Chiswick High Road | London W4 5YF | Leasehold | £1,590,000 |
| Womens Hospital, Crown Street | Liverpool L8 7SS | Leasehold | £1,340,000 |
| Grantham and District Hospital, Manthorpe Road | Grantham NG31 8DG | Leasehold | £1,030,000 |
| Building 5, Chiswick High Road | London W4 5YF | Leasehold | £756,150 |
| Millennium Place, Tiverton Business Park | Tiverton EX16 6SB | Leasehold | £409,500 |
| Stott Lane Car Park, Stott Lane | Salford M6 8HD | Leasehold | £387,500 |
| Building 1000, Eskdale Road | Wokingham RG41 5TS | Leasehold | £312,050 |
| Spires Shopping Centre 111, High Street | Barnet EN5 5XY | Leasehold | £304,350 |
| Victoria Hospital Cardiac Unit, Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool FY3 8NR | Leasehold | £293,000 |
| Northwick Park Institute For Medical Research, Watford Road | Harrow HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £282,500 |
| Marylebone Station, Melcombe Place | London NW1 6JJ | Leasehold | £237,000 |
| Avondale Unit at Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane | Preston PR2 9HT | Leasehold | £199,000 |
| Norwich East Electric Forecourt, Maple Way | Norwich NR13 5HB | Leasehold | £156,500 |
| Lakes, Turner Road | Colchester CO4 5JL | Leasehold | £135,000 |
| Pembury Resort Hotel 8, Tonbridge Road | Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QL | Leasehold | £113,000 |
| Marks & Spencer Hope Hospital, Stott Lane | Salford M6 8HD | Leasehold | £107,000 |
| At, Mandeville Road | Aylesbury HP21 8AL | Leasehold | £76,500 |
| 1 Baytree Centre | Brentwood CM14 4BX | Leasehold | £72,500 |
| Station Atrium, Millennium Way | London SE10 0PH | Leasehold | £70,750 |
| Lloyds Pharmacy Hope Hospital, Stott Lane | Salford M6 8HD | Leasehold | £67,500 |
| W H Smith Hope Hospital, Stott Lane | Salford M6 8HD | Leasehold | £66,000 |
| Costa Coffee at Out Patients, Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool FY3 8NR | Leasehold | £61,000 |
| Ticket Hall Unit 3, Millennium Way | London SE10 0PH | Leasehold | £60,500 |
| 2 Station Road | Bishops Stortford CM23 3BL | Leasehold | £56,000 |
| Retail Pavilion, Sharoe Green Lane | Preston PR2 9HT | Leasehold | £55,000 |
| Nursery at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road | Aylesbury HP21 8AL | Leasehold | £53,500 |
| Christie Hospital 555, Wilmslow Road | Manchester M20 4BX | Leasehold | £37,500 |
| W H Smith Unit A, Black Lion Hill | Northampton NN1 1SP | Leasehold | £34,750 |
| 264 High Street | Bangor LL57 1PB | Leasehold | £34,250 |
| 54 Bridge Place | Worksop S80 1JN | Leasehold | £26,250 |
| Shopping Square Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road | Harrow HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £25,400 |
| Newsagents Dri, Armthorpe Road | Doncaster DN2 5LT | Leasehold | £23,500 |
| Starbucks Unit B, Black Lion Hill | Northampton NN1 1SP | Leasehold | £22,750 |
| Roof Top Gln3261 at Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road | Harrow HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £21,500 |
| Vodafone 1244 Rooftop at Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road | Harrow HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £21,500 |
| 219c Finchley Road | London NW3 6LP | Leasehold | £21,000 |
| Northampton Railway Station, Black Lion Hill | Northampton NN1 1SP | Leasehold | £16,500 |
| Lower Level, Black Lion Hill | Northampton NN1 1SP | Leasehold | £11,250 |
| Transmitter Mast Knt083 at TQ 61300 41400 Pembury Hospital, Tonbridge Road | Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QL | Leasehold | £8,300 |
| Electricity Network Company Ltd, Turner Road | Colchester CO4 5JL | Leasehold | £3,400 |
| Independent Power Networks Ltd, Mandeville Road | Aylesbury HP21 8AL | Leasehold | £1,475 |
| Ar O-S Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road | Wembley HA1 3UJ | Leasehold | £1,200 |
| 0302 1389 O S Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street | Liverpool L7 8XP | Leasehold | £1,200 |
| J C Decaux Site No 41 NR Main Entrance Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road | Aylesbury HP21 8AL | Leasehold | £750 |
| Bike Docking Station, Prescot Street | Liverpool L7 8XP | Leasehold | £54 |
| Barn Cefn Velindre Farm, Mynydd Gelliwastad Road | Swansea SA6 6PX | Leasehold | £1 |
| Premises, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham | Birmingham B15 2GW | Leasehold | — |
| Waterside Centre, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham | Solihull B37 7YN | Leasehold | — |
| Rs09g, Resorts World Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Birmingham | Solihull B40 1PU | Leasehold | — |
| SU50, Resorts World Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Birmingham | Solihull B40 1PU | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Deykin Avenue, Birmingham | Birmingham B6 7BE | Leasehold | — |
| Star City, 100 Watson Road, Nechells, Birmingham | Birmingham B7 5SA | Leasehold | — |
| Land Forming Part of Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue, Burnley | Burnley BB10 2PB | Leasehold | — |
| Brighton Station, Queens Road, Brighton | Brighton and Hove BN1 3XP | Leasehold | — |
| Level 2, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, Bristol | City of Bristol BS2 8HW | Leasehold | — |
| Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford | Chelmsford CM1 7ET | Leasehold | — |
| Bishops Stortford Railway Station, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford | East Hertfordshire CM23 3BL | Leasehold | — |
| WH Smith Ltd, UK Terminal, Ashford Road, Folkestone | Folkestone and Hythe CT18 8XX | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Shop, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Woodland Road, Darlington | Darlington DL3 7BJ | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Unit Eastern Side of Concourse, Stratford Station, London | Newham E15 1DE | Leasehold | — |
| 133 Houndsditch, London | City of London EC3A 7DX | Leasehold | — |
| The Atrium, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, East Prescot Road, Liverpool | Liverpool L14 2DE | Leasehold | — |
| Land Lying To The North-East of The Boulevard, Manchester | Manchester M13 9WL | Leasehold | — |
| Shop Premises, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester | Manchester M23 9LT | Leasehold | — |
| Xscape, Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes MK9 3XA | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Unit, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield | Ashfield NG17 4FL | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Unit on Platform 2/3 and Storage Area on Platform 4 Newport Railway Station, Queensway, Newport | Newport NP20 4AX | Leasehold | — |
| United News Shop, Pilgram Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston | Boston PE21 9QS | Leasehold | — |
| The Priory Centre, Worksop | Bassetlaw S80 1JR | Leasehold | — |
| Baldock Motorway Service Area, Great North Road, Radwell, Baldock | North Hertfordshire SG7 5TR | Leasehold | — |
| The Kiosk, Station Approach, Maidenhead | Windsor and Maidenhead SL6 1EW | Leasehold | — |
| Dalton Park, Murton, Seaham | County Durham SR7 9HU | Leasehold | — |
| Southend Hospital Cardigan Wing, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-On-Sea | Southend-On-Sea SS0 0RX | Leasehold | — |
| Southend Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-On-Sea | Southend-On-Sea SS0 0RX | Leasehold | — |
| Basildon University Hospital Nether Mayne Basildon Essex | Basildon SS16 5NL | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Basildon University Hospital, Nether Mayne, Basildon | Basildon SS16 5NL | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Premises, The City General Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke-On-Trent | Stoke-On-Trent ST4 6SQ | Leasehold | — |
| Retail Unit C, Twickenham Station, London Road, Twickenham | Richmond upon Thames TW1 3SX | Leasehold | — |
| The Concourse, Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington | Warrington WA5 0AF | Leasehold | — |
| Xscape, Colorado Way, Castleford | Wakefield WF10 4TA | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does WH Smith PLC own?
The WH Smith PLC group owns 116 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 5 companies, in places including London, Liverpool, Aylesbury. The largest by rateable value are Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street; Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road; 250 Bishopsgate.
Which companies own property for WH Smith PLC?
Its property-owning companies include WH Smith Hospitals Limited, WH Smith Travel Holdings Limited, WH Smith PLC, WH Smith Group Limited, WH Smith Travel Limited.
Where does this information come from?
Ownership is from HM Land Registry's data on land owned by UK and overseas companies, matched to buildings by address. Group structures are from Companies House's register of people with significant control, and rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency. Matching is automatic and can be wrong.
See them on the map
Open every building in the WH Smith PLC group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).