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For a Portsmouth purchase, investigate the actual address and the relevant local questions, including tidal and coastal flood (Portsea Island geography — most of the city is at sea level) and former naval-dockyard contamination (Portsmouth Naval Base, HMNB). Free sources may answer individual questions. A reviewed screening report can organise available findings but does not inspect the building or replace legal searches.
| # | Service | Price | Entry tier | Coverage | Best for | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PostcodeCheck | Free area report; buyer report £3.99 one-off | Free postcode-area report advertised | Area information; confirm paid address coverage | Free area context and a lower-priced optional buyer report | Visit |
| 2 | HomeBuyerCheck | Premium £4.99; Premium+ £6.99 one-off | Free initial checks advertised | Confirm the address and each dataset's coverage | Lower-priced consumer reports and advertised ownership/company context | Visit |
| 3 | MyPropertyScan | £9.99 one-off; free preview | Free preview advertised | Check address support and topic-specific methodology | A consumer report with a published methodology and PDF offer | Visit |
| 4 | HouseCheckupOur product | £9.99 Lite / £24.99 Complete | Free topic checkers; address reports are paid | Coverage varies by topic and UK nation | One property's available screening records reviewed by a person | Try it |
| 5 | Move iQ / Sprift consumer reports | Key Facts 1 £14.99; Key Facts 2 £19.99; Full Spencer £24.99 | Public sample and contents information | Check the selected property and bundle | A named property or property-and-local-information bundle | Visit |
| 6 | Groundsure Homebuyers | From £92.60 + VAT | Published contents and sample information | Confirm product and address eligibility with the provider | An environmental-search product selected with your conveyancer | Visit |
| 7 | Official public sources | Free online lookups where offered; official documents/searches may have fees | Yes, for the linked public information services | Choose the appropriate national and topic-specific source | Answering one clear question directly at its source | Visit |
HouseCheckup publishes this guide and sells one of the services discussed. Entries are ordered to explain different buying uses, not by an independently measured quality score. Prices and stated contents were checked against the linked public offers on 5 September 2026; we did not purchase every competing report or test its accuracy. Confirm the selected product, VAT, access limits and renewal terms before paying.
Free area report; buyer report £3.99 one-off
PostcodeCheck advertises a free area report and a £3.99 optional buyer report. The two products should not be treated as having identical detail, and we have not bought the paid output.
Premium £4.99; Premium+ £6.99 one-off
The public offer lists Premium at £4.99 and Premium+ at £6.99, with a £2 upgrade. It advertises ownership, company, tribunal and AI-assisted information. Those descriptions are not our independent validation of individual report findings.
£9.99 one-off; free preview
MyPropertyScan advertises a £9.99 full report with PDF. Its ground methodology describes BGS Engineering Geology at 1:1 million scale, a directional screen rather than a parcel-level GeoSure assessment or foundations inspection.
£9.99 Lite / £24.99 Complete
Available public records assembled for one property and reviewed by a person, with findings and coverage gaps emailed to the buyer. Sources and location resolution vary by topic and nation. This is screening, not a building inspection, formal valuation, legal opinion or official conveyancing search.
Key Facts 1 £14.99; Key Facts 2 £19.99; Full Spencer £24.99
The Sprift-hosted consumer purchase page lists Key Facts Property at £14.99, Key Facts Property & Local at £19.99 and Full Spencer at £24.99. These are different bundles, separate from Sprift's professional platform.
From £92.60 + VAT
Homebuyers is advertised from £92.60 plus VAT and lists contaminated land, flood, ground, radon and other environmental risks. Avista is a different product from £138.90 plus VAT and expressly includes CON29M; its scope should not be attributed to Homebuyers.
Free online lookups where offered; official documents/searches may have fees
Use the relevant official flood service, EPC register, school inspection body or HM Land Registry transaction data for the question you have. Sources differ across the UK. Combining them yourself takes time and does not produce a survey or legal opinion.
Compare the public sample and source limits before buying a report for a Portsmouth property. HouseCheckup Lite is £9.99 and Complete £24.99; both are reviewed and emailed. Other consumer offers cost less. Ask a conveyancer and surveyor about the further work the particular purchase needs.
Complete (£24.99) brings available source records, flags and questions into a human-checked report. Some sources describe a postcode or wider area; coverage and resolution are stated. Review the contents before paying, and take inspection and legal questions to your surveyor and conveyancer.
Try or search any UK postcode
£24.99 one-off · no subscription · Human-checked and emailed to you. See a sample report · Review report options and coverage