Know what's wrong with a property before you offer

A HouseCheckup property check runs 15+ checks from official government sources on any UK address — flood, coal mining, ground stability, EPC, crime, schools and sold prices. Start with a free area snapshot; get the full picture for a specific property in the £24.99 Complete report.

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Free area snapshot — no signup, results in seconds. Covers 29M+ properties across England & Wales.

From £9.99 Lite web report · £24.99 Complete (recommended) · One-off payment · No subscription · Human-checked and emailed to you

15+ official-source checks·HM Land Registry · Environment Agency · Ofsted · police.uk·Last reviewed July 2026

What a property check covers

The checks buyers, sellers and investors most need — from official sources, with each figure named to its source.

HouseCheckup Score

A single 0–100 composite score built from the official checks below, so you can weigh any property at a glance — at postcode resolution for the free layer, address-specific in the report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency flood zones, surface-water risk and reservoir-breach context for the area — with the property-level reading reserved for the report.

EPC Rating

Energy Performance Certificate band, heating and running-cost detail, insulation and the improvement recommendations on record.

Crime Stats

Street-level crime by category from police.uk, the area's crime ranking and road-collision context nearby.

School Quality

Nearest primary and secondary schools with Ofsted ratings, distance and performance data.

Price History

HM Land Registry sold prices since 1995, comparable sales and a sold-price-based value range (a range, never a single-number valuation).

How it works

From free area snapshot to the full report in three steps.

1

Search any address

Enter a postcode, street name, or full address. We cover 29M+ properties across England and Wales.

2

See the free area snapshot

Get an instant, free HouseCheckup Score with the last sold price, EPC band, flood context, council-tax band mix and a crime summary for the area — no signup, no email.

3

Get the full report on a specific address

Unlock the Complete PDF — a sold-price-based value range, 15+ checks and plain-English verdicts for the exact property. £24.99 one-off, no subscription.

Prefer to run it live on screen? Use the free House Check tool — the interactive checker that renders the score and per-check readings instantly.

One report vs hours of manual research

One report replaces hours across dozens of government websites — at a tenth of a conveyancing search pack.

FeatureHouseCheckupManual / Conveyancing
Sold-price-based value range + comparables£250–450 valuation
Flood risk assessment£131+ Groundsure search
EPC rating & running costsFree on EPC Register
Crime statisticsFree on police.uk
School Ofsted ratingsFree on Ofsted website
Planning applicationsFree on council website
Ground stability & radon area class£131+ Groundsure search
Plain-English verdict per checkNot available
Total cost£24.99£250–450+
Time to compileOne report5–10 hours

Anchors market-observed 2026-07: conveyancing search packs £250–450, RICS surveys £400–1,500. The £24.99 report is the first look before you spend that.

What a property check cannot tell you

  • • Structural condition — that needs a RICS survey (£400–1,500). Our report flags risks to investigate; it doesn't inspect the building.
  • • Legal title, covenants and boundaries — that's your conveyancer's searches and the £7 HM Land Registry title register.
  • • A property-level reading in the free layer — the free snapshot is a postcode-area picture; the report is what becomes address-specific.
  • • A precise valuation — we show a sold-price-based value range with the reasoning, never a single guaranteed number.

Built on official data: HM Land Registry · Environment Agency · EPC Register · Ofsted · police.uk · BGS — Open Government Licence v3.0. Not sure about something in your report? Reply to the email and a human will check it.

Frequently asked questions

A property check is a review of a UK property covering the risk factors and data points that matter before you buy. HouseCheckup runs 15+ checks from official government sources — HM Land Registry, the Environment Agency, the EPC Register, Ofsted and police.uk — to give you a clear picture of any address in England and Wales.
The free layer is an instant area snapshot: a HouseCheckup Score, the last sold price, EPC band, flood context, council-tax band mix and a crime summary for the postcode area — no signup, no email. It's a postcode-area reading, not a property-level assessment. The £24.99 Complete report is where the checks become address-specific.
The Complete report runs 15+ checks against the specific address — flood, coal mining, ground stability, radon area class, EPC, crime trend, schools, planning and a sold-price-based value range — each with a plain-English verdict, compiled into one PDF. It's £24.99 one-off, no subscription. A £9.99 Lite tier covers the essentials.
Our free House Check tool is the interactive checker — enter an address and it renders the live 0–100 score and per-check readings on screen. This page is the overview of what a property check covers and the entry point into the report. Both draw on the same official data; the House Check tool is where you run it live.
HouseCheckup runs 15+ checks from official UK sources including HM Land Registry for sold prices, the Environment Agency for flood data, the EPC Register for energy ratings, Ofsted for schools, police.uk for crime and BGS for ground stability — all published under the Open Government Licence.
Yes, if you're buying with a mortgage — your lender will require formal conveyancing searches (local authority, drainage, environmental). HouseCheckup is a pre-offer research tool: it helps you spot red flags and negotiate before you commit to the cost of searches (£250–450) or a survey (£400–1,500). It's the first look, not a replacement.

Check a property before you offer

Search any UK address for the free area snapshot, then get the £24.99 Complete report on the property you're serious about.

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£24.99 Complete — the depth of a £111 Groundsure environmental report, and a fraction of a £250–450 conveyancing search pack.

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