Property Tools
HouseCheckup provides 50 property tools powered by official UK government data sources. Check flood risk, EPC rating, crime, schools, and more at postcode-area level, in your browser, no card or signup.
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Conservation Area Checker
Check a postcode for a conservation area and the distance to its boundary, listed buildings within 700 m with grades, protected trees and Article 4. England..
Should I Buy This House?
Explore available official flood, ground, crime and energy indicators for a postcode. Source coverage varies; a score is not a buying recommendation..
House Check
Run a house check on any UK postcode: flood, coal mining, radon, subsidence and crime readings from official government sources, scored 0–100 on screen, no signup. The paid report adds available flood, ground, crime, energy and sale-record context.
Flood Risk Checker
Flood risk checker by postcode: EA flood zone, recorded floods within 250 m, nearby defences and their condition, and the 2050s climate allowance. England..
Flood History Check
Check if a postcode has flooded before: Environment Agency recorded flood events, the flood zone, and nearby flood defences with their condition. England..
Landfill Check
Is the house near a former landfill? Enter a postcode to see historic landfill sites within 1 km, the nearest site, its years in use and waste types..
Storm Overflow Check
Enter a postcode to find the nearest monitored storm overflow and its reported sewage spills and hours for 2023–2025, from the Environment Agency return..
Coastal Erosion Check
Is the property on a mapped coastal-erosion frontage? Enter a postcode for the Shoreline Management Plan policy to 2055 and 2105 from the EA erosion map..
EPC Checker
EPC finder: enter a postcode to see the certificates lodged there (England & Wales), the A–G band, potential band, floor area and upgrades. Scotland linked..
Property Age Checker
Find out roughly when a house was built. Enter a postcode for its construction era from the official EPC register, and what that age means for damp, wiring and asbestos before you buy..
Crime Rate Checker
Check the crime rate for any UK postcode. Street-level crime by category from official police.uk data: burglary, vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour and more.
House Valuation Check
How much is my house worth? Get an honest indicative valuation by postcode: an area estimate from HM Land Registry sold prices and the UK House Price Index, plus your property's exact last-sold price. Not a certified valuation.
Area Checker
Explore available flood, ground, crime and energy indicators at a postcode. Source coverage varies; missing checks remain visible..
Subsidence Risk Checker
Is the house on shrinking clay or old mine workings? Enter a postcode for the British Geological Survey's subsidence ratings and the coal-mining risk check, free, before you offer..
Radon Risk Checker
Radon gas levels by postcode: the UKHSA indicative map class for the area, what the 200 Bq/m³ Action Level means, how to test a home and what a fix costs..
Air Quality Checker
Check air quality for any UK postcode. HouseCheckup shows PM2.5 and NO₂ levels from DEFRA data.
Noise Pollution Checker
Will road noise keep you up? Check modelled day and night road-noise levels for any England postcode from the government's noise maps, free, no signup..
Coal Mining Risk Checker
Free coal mining postcode screen. Understand a development-risk flag, CON29M searches and the different role of a Coal Mining Risk Assessment..
Planning Applications
Search planning applications near any England or Wales property. HouseCheckup shows recent and pending applications from 350+ local authorities.
School Finder
Find schools near any England or Wales property with Ofsted ratings. HouseCheckup shows primary and secondary schools with distance, rating, and performance data.
Stamp Duty Calculator
Stamp duty calculator for England & Northern Ireland. Work out your SDLT bill for first-time buyers, home movers and additional properties using the latest 2026 rates and thresholds.
Second Home Stamp Duty Calculator
Work out the stamp duty on a second home or holiday home. The 5% surcharge applies to every band: on a £300,000 second home that's £20,000.
Buy-to-Let Stamp Duty Calculator
Work out buy-to-let stamp duty. BTL purchases pay 5 points on top of every band: £15,000 on a £250,000 buy-to-let.
True Cost of Owning a House
Work out the true cost of owning a house in the UK: mortgage, council tax, energy, service charge, ground rent and insurance in one monthly figure. Instant..
Service Charge Tribunal Decision Check
Search published England property-tribunal decisions by postcode. Verify the building, parties, date and outcome; no result is not a management clearance..
Property Red Flags
Check property red flags before buying. HouseCheckup scans flood risk, subsidence, radon, contamination, planning issues, and more: 15+ checks from official sources.
Mortgage Calculator
UK mortgage repayment calculator: monthly payment, total repaid and total interest over the term, plus the repayment vs interest-only difference. Standard amortisation arithmetic, no signup..
Affordability Calculator
Affordability calculator: a realistic borrowing RANGE from the 4–4.5× income rule of thumb lenders start from, adjusted for your outgoings, plus the price bracket your deposit puts you in. A planning figure, not a lender decision..
Buying Costs Calculator
Add up every one-off cost of buying a house in England & NI: exact stamp duty, your council's real local-authority search fee where we've verified it, plus conveyancing, survey, Land Registry and removals. Itemised on screen..
Rental Yield Calculator
Calculate gross and net rental yield for any England or Wales property. HouseCheckup shows yield, cash-on-cash return, and annual profit.
Rent vs Buy Calculator
Compare the cost of renting vs buying a home in the UK. HouseCheckup calculates total costs over time including mortgage, rent increases, and capital growth.
Moving Costs Calculator
Estimate the total cost of moving house in the UK. HouseCheckup covers removals, cleaning, mail redirection, and setup costs.
Lease Extension Calculator
Lease extension calculator for England & Wales. Estimate the statutory premium as a LOW–HIGH range using the LRHUDA 1993 formula, with the 80-year marriage-value cliff shown.
Council Tax Band Checker
Council tax band checker: enter a postcode in England, Wales or Scotland for every band's 2026/27 charge (A–H; A–I in Wales), plus the official VOA/SAA link for the home's band..
Pylons & Power Lines Check
Check for pylons, overhead power lines and substations near a property and what they mean for value, mortgages, EMF health concerns and the wayleave on your title. OpenStreetMap power-infrastructure data..
Tree Preservation Order (TPO) Check
Check for a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) near a property and what it means: what you can and can't do, conservation-area tree rules, penalties for unlawful work, and how it affects building and extensions..
Listed Building Check
Check whether a property is a listed building and what the grade (I, II*, II) means: listed building consent, what you can and can't change, VAT and repair costs, mortgages and insurance. Historic England NHLE data..
Water Quality & Sewage Check
Check sewage discharges and river or bathing water quality near a property using Environment Agency data: storm overflows, spill hours, river ecological status and bathing-water classifications. What it means for buyers..
Postcode Checker
Check any UK postcode: recorded crime, HM Land Registry sold-price median, EPC mix and an Environment Agency flood flag, from official open data, no signup, no subscription. A postcode-area reading, with the house-level report a one-off away..
Street Check
Run a free street check by postcode: recorded crime, what homes on the street actually sold for, the EPC mix and a flood flag, all from official sources. No signup..
Should I Offer? Asking-Price Check
Enter an address and asking price. We check it against HM Land Registry sold prices for comparable homes nearby and show whether it sits ABOVE, WITHIN or BELOW the local evidence: a sold-price based range, not a valuation.
First-Time Buyer Stamp Duty Calculator
Work out your stamp duty as a first-time buyer in England & Northern Ireland, with relief applied automatically: no SDLT on the first £300,000, 5% to £500,000. Band-by-band working and the exact saving shown.
House Price per Square Metre by Postcode
See £ per square metre for recent sold homes near any postcode. We join real HM Land Registry sold prices to EPC floor areas (England & Wales) so you can compare an asking price against what homes actually fetch per square metre.
Article 4 Direction Checker
Check whether a postcode sits in an Article 4 Direction area, using the official planning.data.gov.uk map. Article 4 removes permitted-development rights, including converting a house to a small HMO without full planning permission.
HMO Licence Checker: Mandatory Rules + Article 4
Check whether a let needs a mandatory HMO licence (5+ occupants in 2+ households) and whether the postcode sits in an Article 4 area that restricts HMO conversion. England & Wales mandatory rules plus a live Article 4 check; council additional/selective schemes are signposted to your local authority.
New Build Snagging Checklist Tool
A room-by-room snagging checklist for new-build homes: every room, windows and doors, kitchen, bathrooms, heating and electrics, loft, garage and outside, plus the paperwork to collect before you sign off. Unlock it on screen and get a printable PDF copy emailed to take to your handover..
House Survey Cost Calculator
Calculate a house survey budget from a written quote, agreed extras and VAT. Compare RICS levels and the scope to discuss with your surveyor..
Limited Company Stamp Duty Calculator
Work out stamp duty for a limited company or SPV buying residential property. Companies pay the 5-point higher rates on every purchase, even the first, with a £500k+ flat-15% edge case.
Freehold or Leasehold Checker
Freehold or leasehold? See the tenure recorded on sales at a postcode, the street pattern and tribunal decisions, plus the £7 route to confirm a title..
Property Owner Check
Who owns a property in England, Wales or Scotland? The £7 title register route, what it shows, company and overseas owners, and what sale records reveal..
Want the full picture?
These tools check individual data points. The HouseCheckup Complete report combines 15+ checks from official sources into one full PDF report with a composite IQ Score, for just £24.99.