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Start research for a property using available public records. Spatial checks use the postcode location; source coverage and address matching vary. The search starts a report request.
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- 65+ official sources
- Emailed within 24 hours, usually faster
- Sources and coverage gaps named
- One-off payment, no subscription
What the report looks like inside
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IQ Score and the factors behind it
Flood risk at the postcode point
Six ground hazards, rated for the area
Landfill, permits and incidents nearby
What homes here sold for
The energy rating, now and after upgrades
Illustrative sample · fictional address · cut from the sample report as it prints
What is a property search?
The term "property search" can mean different things depending on context. It is important to understand the distinction:
1. Searching for properties to buy
This is what most people think of first: browsing Rightmove, Zoopla, or OnTheMarket to find properties listed for sale. These portals show asking prices, photos, and agent details. The records and tools available vary by portal.
2. Conveyancing searches (legal)
These are the formal searches your solicitor carries out after you have had an offer accepted. They include local authority searches, environmental searches, water and drainage searches, and more. Ask your conveyancer which searches are appropriate and obtain a quote.
3. Property data search (HouseCheckup)
HouseCheckup brings available public records together with explanations and source gaps. Use the findings to prepare questions for the seller, surveyor and conveyancer. Human-checked and emailed to you.
Types of property search compared
Understand what each type of property search provides, what it costs, and how long it takes.
| Search type | What it covers | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| HouseCheckup report | Available public property and area records, source explanations and gaps | £9.99 Lite / £24.99 Complete | Prepared and emailed |
| Conveyancing searches | The formal records and searches appropriate to the transaction, discussed with your conveyancer | Provider quote | Provider estimate |
| Property portal search | Advertised homes, listing details and market information, depending on the portal | Check the service | On-screen browsing |
What HouseCheckup searches
Reports bring together available public records across these topics, with source coverage and matching limits explained in the report.
Sale records
Available recorded sales and local price context; not a formal valuation.
Environmental Risk
Available flood, ground and radon indicators around the postcode location, with source coverage stated.
Location & Safety
Published crime and area context where the relevant source provides coverage.
Energy & Costs
Energy certificate information where an address match is supported, including the certificate date and limitations.
Planning & Heritage
Published planning and heritage designations; confirm exact boundaries and proposed work with the council.
Local market context
Available area price and rental statistics, without an investment recommendation or forecast.
Start your property search
Start a report request and review the available coverage and price. Complete is £24.99, prepared and emailed.
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What's in the report
A full PDF report bringing together available property risks, price history and neighbourhood context. A Complete report runs to 33 numbered sections in seven parts; Lite is the safety & environment part with the closing checklist and sources.
- The verdict
- Safety & environment
- Value & market
- The home & energy
- Area & lifestyle
- Written for the address
Price History
Every recorded sale on the street, with area price context.+5 checksShow detailsHide detailsHM Land Registry street and postcode transactions, plus local UK House Price Index context where available: every recorded sale on the street, newest first, with tenure, property type and new-build flags, typical price by property type, and how the local authority, region and nation compare
- Every recorded sale on the street and postcode
- Tenure, property type and new-build flags
- Typical price by property type
- Local authority, region and nation compared
- Local UK House Price Index context
Prints in: Value & market
Energy & Carbon
The whole energy certificate, running costs and improvements.+7 checksShow detailsHide detailsMatched EPC band, potential improvements, estimated energy costs and carbon emissions where a certificate is available. You get the whole certificate: every element the assessor rated with its star ratings, running costs now and after the costed improvements, rooms, glazing, validity, plus modelled solar potential
- Matched EPC band
- Every rated element with its star ratings
- Running costs now and after improvements
- Costed potential improvements
- Carbon emissions
- Rooms, glazing and validity
- Modelled solar potential
Prints in: The home & energy
Flood & Climate Risk
Flood maps, recorded flooding, defences and future scenarios.+8 checksShow detailsHide detailsFlood maps and recorded extents, with available future surface-water flood scenarios and coastal erosion data; coverage varies by nation. Included: every flood-warning area within 2 km and 5 km named, recorded flood events, river-flow climate allowances, Flood Re eligibility, and every flood defence within about 1.5 km with its condition
- Flood maps and recorded extents
- Future surface-water flood scenarios
- Coastal erosion data
- Flood-warning areas within 2 km and 5 km
- Recorded flood events
- River-flow climate allowances
- Flood Re eligibility
- Flood defences within about 1.5 km
Prints in: Safety & environment
Ground & Environmental
Ground hazards, radon, coal mining, noise and air quality.+7 checksShow detailsHide detailsBGS area hazard bands, radon potential, coal-mining screening, landslides, noise and modelled air quality: clay shrink-swell to the 2070s, the seven ground-hazard ratings with the distance to the nearest higher-rated cell, every recorded landslide nearby, the radon band for the 1 km square, and nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 and PM10 against the legal objectives
- Clay shrink-swell to the 2070s
- Seven ground-hazard ratings
- Recorded landslides nearby
- Radon band for the 1 km square
- Coal-mining screening
- Noise
- Nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 and PM10
Prints in: Safety & environment
Crime & Safety
Police-recorded crime by category, with the trend.+6 checksShow detailsHide detailsPublished police.uk crime categories and monthly history in England and Wales, with missing months explained: the last six months and the 24-month total within a mile, every category's share and per-month rate, and the change between the last six months and the six before
- Last six months within a mile
- The 24-month total
- Every category's share
- Per-month rate by category
- Change against the six months before
- Missing months explained
Prints in: Area & lifestyle
Schools & Healthcare
Schools nearby, plus GPs, pharmacies and health context.+5 checksShow detailsHide detailsSchools with available inspection information, OpenStreetMap amenities such as GPs and pharmacies, and census health context: every school within 4 km with phase, grade and distance, and the nearest GP, pharmacy and health services by name
- Every school within 4 km
- Phase, grade and distance
- Nearest GP by name
- Nearest pharmacy and health services
- Census health context
Prints in: Area & lifestyle
Local Transport
Stations and stops nearby, with distances.+3 checksShow detailsHide detailsNearby rail stations and public transport stops with distances, where the source has records: stations with mode and lines, every stop within 800 m by type, and the nearest bus stop
- Stations with mode and lines
- Every stop within 800 m by type
- The nearest bus stop
Prints in: Area & lifestyle
Demographics
Who lives here, and how the area ranks on deprivation.+6 checksShow detailsHide detailsNeighbourhood deprivation and available census data, with different sources for each nation: the decile and rank of the small area with domains where published, residents and households, every census category with count and share including household tenure, and the statistical type of area with its pen portraits
- Deprivation decile and rank
- Domains where published
- Residents and households
- Every census category with count and share
- Household tenure
- Type of area with its pen portraits
Prints in: Area & lifestyle
Planning & Heritage
Designations, listed buildings and what shapes change nearby.+10 checksShow detailsHide detailsPublished planning designations, conservation areas, listed buildings and major projects; local publication varies. Included: every listed building and conservation area within 700 m with grade and distance, green belt, National Landscape, national park, scheduled monuments, tree preservation orders, Article 4 directions, the local plan's status and every brownfield-register entry nearby
- Listed buildings within 700 m
- Conservation areas within 700 m
- Green belt
- National Landscape and national park
- Scheduled monuments
- Tree preservation orders
- Article 4 directions
- The local plan's status
- Brownfield-register entries nearby
- Major projects
Prints in: The home & energy
Lifestyle & Amenities
Walkability, everyday amenities and food hygiene ratings.+4 checksShow detailsHide detailsNearby mapped amenities, walkability context and food hygiene ratings where records are available: a walkability score out of 100, every everyday category counted with its nearest distance, and every rated food business within about a mile with type, rating and inspection date
- Walkability score out of 100
- Every everyday category counted
- Nearest distance for each category
- Rated food businesses within about a mile
Prints in: Area & lifestyle
Rental & Market Context
Indicative rental yield and local price trends.+4 checksShow detailsHide detailsIndicative gross rental yield from area rents and price data, plus local house-price trends where available: the yield, the typical monthly rent and the value it was measured against, labelled as an area estimate
- Indicative gross rental yield
- Typical monthly rent
- The value it was measured against
- Local house-price trends
Prints in: Value & market
Contaminated Land & Permits
Former landfill, permits, discharges and incidents nearby.+6 checksShow detailsHide detailsEvery former landfill within 1 km measured to its boundary with its years in use, every permitted landfill within 2 km, substantiated pollution incidents, and all permits and discharges within 1 km de-duplicated by site, with the statutory register named as not read and how to get it
- Former landfill within 1 km, to its boundary
- Years each landfill was in use
- Permitted landfill within 2 km
- Substantiated pollution incidents
- Permits and discharges within 1 km
- The statutory register and how to get it
Prints in: Safety & environment
Council Tax & Tenure
What every band costs, the neighbours' bands and tenure.+7 checksShow detailsHide detailsThe Band D charge for the local authority this year, what every band costs per year and per month, the band mix of the neighbours, the tenure at the last recorded sale and across the street, published tribunal decisions at the postcode, and the lease-pack checklist
- Band D charge this year
- Every band per year and per month
- The neighbours' band mix
- Tenure at the last recorded sale
- Tenure across the street
- Tribunal decisions at the postcode
- The lease-pack checklist
Prints in: Value & market
Findings for This Address
Written for this address from registers that software cannot read.+4 checksShow detailsHide detailsA section written for this address from the registers that publish to people but not to software (each finding names the register consulted, where and when), plus dated corporate ownership and building records with their match basis
- Findings from registers with no software feed
- The register, place and date for each finding
- Dated corporate ownership records
- Building records with their match basis
Prints in: Written for the address
Verdict, Surveyor Questions & Checklist
The IQ Score, every flag explained, and your next steps.+5 checksShow detailsHide detailsThe IQ Score with every factor's sub-score and the finding behind it, every red and amber flag explained, a numbered brief of questions for your surveyor built from what the address flagged, your before-you-offer checklist, and an appendix of every register asked and whether it answered
- IQ Score with every factor's sub-score
- Every red and amber flag explained
- A numbered brief for your surveyor
- Your before-you-offer checklist
- Every register asked, and whether it answered
Prints in: The verdict
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How HouseCheckup works
From search to full report in three simple steps.
- England, Wales & Scotland
Search any address
Enter an address in England, Wales and Scotland. Coverage varies by nation and source.
- Before you pay
See the IQ Score
See an initial area risk screen where enough data is available, with the checks and coverage behind the score.
- Emailed within 24 hours
Get the full report
Choose Lite (£9.99) or Complete (£24.99). The report is emailed to you within 24 hours, usually faster, with every source named and any check it could not run stated.
Frequently asked questions
What property searches do I need when buying?
How much does a HouseCheckup report cost?
Is this a building survey?
Can I research the sources myself?
How is the report delivered?
Still have a question? We typically respond within 24 hours.
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