Before you make an offer

A property risk report for the house you have in mind

Bring the available official-source records together before you decide what to ask the seller, surveyor and conveyancer. See what is known about the address, and what still needs checking.

England, Wales and Scotland. Human-checked and emailed to you.

Type the full address with its postcode to go straight to your report options. Try .

Start with the area

Run the free house check if you are still shortlisting. Its postcode result is regional context.

Run the free house check

Follow the worry

For a ground or flood concern, use the relevant screen and keep its limitations with your notes.

Check ground stability

Brief the professionals

Take the report and your own observations to the people handling the building inspection and legal enquiries.

Prepare your viewing questions

Full contents: the 33 sections of a Complete report

See an illustrative sample

In the order they print. Sections appear where usable data exists for the address. Coverage varies by nation and source; the report names every check it could not run. Lite prints the 8 hazard-screening and closing sections marked Lite + Complete; the rest are Complete only.

1.HouseCheckup IQ ScoreThe verdictThe score out of 100, its band and what drove it
2.What stands outThe verdictEvery red and amber flag, explained in plain English
3.Flood riskSafety & environmentLite + CompleteMapped zone, surface water now and 2050s, named warning areas, recorded events, climate allowances, Flood Re
4.Flood defences nearbySafety & environmentLite + CompleteEvery asset within about 1.5 km with condition, maintainer and last inspection
5.Ground & subsidenceSafety & environmentLite + CompleteCoal, clay shrink-swell to the 2070s, landslide records, radon band and ground level
6.Ground hazards across this areaSafety & environmentLite + CompleteSix natural hazards plus non-coal mining, with distance to the nearest higher-rated cell
7.Contaminated land, landfill & environmental permitsSafety & environmentLite + CompleteFormer landfill within 1 km to its boundary, permitted landfill within 2 km, incidents, permits de-duplicated by site
8.Air qualitySafety & environmentLite + CompleteNitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 and PM10 against the legal objectives
9.Price historyValue & marketEvery recorded sale on the street with tenure and new-build flags, plus area averages by type
10.Rental yieldValue & marketGross yield, typical monthly rent and the price it was measured against
11.Council taxValue & marketWhat every band costs here per year and month, and the neighbours' band mix
12.Tenure & leaseholdValue & marketTenure at the last sale, the street pattern, tribunal decisions and the lease-pack checklist
13.Property factsThe home & energyDwelling type, built form, age band, floor area, occupancy and reference numbers
14.Energy & running costs (EPC)The home & energyThe whole certificate: every rated element, costs now and after, every costed improvement
15.Solar potentialThe home & energyModelled output per kW and for a 4 kW system, best angle and direction
16.Broadband & mobileThe home & energyPredicted speeds and four-network indoor signal where published, or the check to run
17.Heritage & what you can changeThe home & energyConservation areas and every listed building within 700 m, with grade and distance
18.Planning & land designationsThe home & energyGreen belt to brownfield register: every designation that shapes what can be built
19.About this areaArea & lifestyleA plain-English picture of the place
20.Amenities & walkabilityArea & lifestyleWalkability out of 100 and every everyday amenity counted, with the nearest named
21.CrimeArea & lifestyle24 months of incidents within a mile, by category, with the six-month change
22.Schools & OfstedArea & lifestyleEvery school within 4 km with phase, grade and distance
23.Getting aroundArea & lifestyleStations with lines, and every stop within 800 m
24.NoiseArea & lifestyleRoad-traffic noise band, counted roads with HGV share, mapped hotspots
25.Checked by hand for this addressChecked by handThe registers with no API, looked up for this address and written up
26.Neighbourhood deprivationArea & lifestyleDecile and rank on the national index, with domains where published
27.Who lives hereArea & lifestyleEvery census category with count and share, including household tenure
28.Food hygiene nearbyArea & lifestyleEvery rated food business within about a mile
29.How we scored itThe verdictEach factor's sub-score and the finding behind it
30.Corporate ownership and building recordsChecked by handDated evidence with match basis and source links
31.Questions for your surveyorNext stepsA numbered brief built from what this address flagged
32.Before you offerNext stepsLite + CompleteYour checklist of practical next steps for this home
33.Sources consultedNext stepsLite + CompleteEvery register asked, and whether it answered

Source coverage matters

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.

The report is not a structural survey, a valuation, an insurance certificate or a substitute for conveyancing searches. Read the source register and our comparison of report options. For the order to run the checks in, start with the pre-offer check.

Questions before you buy

A desk report brings together available records relevant to a property. It helps you prepare questions about ground conditions, flood records, energy and the neighbourhood. It does not inspect the building or replace official legal searches.

The postcode tools and illustrative sample are free to view. Lite is £9.99; Complete is £24.99 as a one-off purchase. The pricing page describes the available contents and delivery.

No. An area score is a summary of available source data. A qualified surveyor assesses the physical building and a conveyancer handles the legal enquiries. Missing data is shown as a gap.