How a HouseCheckup report is built

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A HouseCheckup report gathers the official public records for one address in England, Wales and Scotland and explains what they mean for someone about to make an offer. This page sets out where those records come from, how the score is worked out, what a person checks, and what a report does not do.

Where the data comes from

A report draws on 65+ official sources, grouped here by what they tell you. Every source is named on our data sources page.

Flood and water
Flood maps and recorded flood history from the UK flood authorities for each nation, plus flood defences nearby.
Ground
Ground stability and subsidence ratings from the UK geological survey, radon mapping, and the coal-mining risk areas.
Environment
Regulated and environmental site registers, air quality, coastal erosion where it is mapped, and major infrastructure projects.
Property and value
Official sold-price records, energy performance certificates, council tax charges and the tenure recorded at the last sale.
Planning and heritage
Planning and land designations, listed buildings and conservation areas.
The area
Police crime data, school registers and inspection outcomes, transport links, amenities, noise, deprivation and census statistics.

We cover England, Wales and Scotland. Coverage is not identical in each: some official sources publish for one nation and not another, so every report names the checks it could not run at your address rather than scoring them as a pass.

How a report is put together

  1. Your address is matched to the official records held for its location.
  2. The automated checks run. In a Complete report, the HouseCheckup IQ Score combines 6 weighted factors. A check that cannot be run at your address is named and left out of the score, never counted as a pass. The weights are published on our about page.
  3. A Complete report also carries a section of checks run by hand for your address: the registers that cannot be queried automatically, looked up and written up for that property.
  4. Human-checked and emailed to you, within 24 hours, usually faster.

What each report contains

Lite

  • Flood risk and flood history from the official national maps for your nation, plus flood defences nearby
  • Ground stability and subsidence screening, radon, and coal-mining area screening
  • Environmental and regulated-site registers nearby, air quality, coastal erosion where mapped, and major infrastructure projects
  • The checks that could not be run at your address, named rather than scored as a pass
  • Your before-you-offer checklist

Complete

Everything in Lite, plus:

  • The 6-factor IQ Score and the per-factor breakdown behind it, with coverage gaps identified
  • The plain-English read on what stands out at this address, red and amber flags explained
  • Sold-price records, local price context, rental yield, council tax and tenure
  • EPC records and running costs, property facts, solar, broadband and mobile, heritage and planning designations
  • Area context: amenities, crime, schools, transport, noise, deprivation and census profile
  • The registers with no API, checked by hand for your address and written up
  • Corporate ownership and building records held against the address
  • The questions to put to your surveyor, written from what your address flagged

For a side-by-side guide, see Lite vs Complete.

After you receive it

Reply to your report and we will explain any finding, show you the source, or dig further — free, for as long as you need.

Frequently asked questions

No. A report brings together the public records for one address and explains them. It does not inspect the building, and it is not a valuation or legal advice. Commission a survey and your solicitor's searches as normal.
We cover England, Wales and Scotland. Coverage is not identical in each: some official sources publish for one nation and not another, so every report names the checks it could not run at your address rather than scoring them as a pass.
Human-checked and emailed to you, within 24 hours, usually faster. Complete reports also include a section of checks run by hand for your address.
Bought a report? Questions about it are answered free. Reply to the email your report arrives in and we will explain any finding, show you the underlying source, or dig further into anything it flagged — for the property in your report. It is not a survey, a valuation or legal advice, and we will tell you plainly when a question needs a surveyor or your solicitor.