How to find your property boundaries

1. Search the register on the GOV.UK service using the address or postcode. You will need to sign in, and a debit or credit card to download.
2. Pick the right title from the results. A building with several flats may have a separate title for each.
3. Order the title plan, and the register too if you want the written record. GOV.UK lists the same £7 for each.
4. Read the plan with the register, not on its own. The register can point to other documents that matter, such as deeds.
5. If the property does not appear, GOV.UK says you can ask for a search of the index map. That can happen if the land is not registered.
6. Compare the plan with the ground and with your own deeds, if you have them.

A satellite or street map helps you see the property and its surroundings, which makes the plan easier to read. Our free property boundaries tool shows a close-up satellite view with a marker at the postcode centre.

It does not draw your legal boundary. A postcode covers several homes, so the marker is a guide to the area, not to a specific line. Use it to orient yourself, then rely on the official title plan.

HM Land Registry cannot resolve boundary disputes. Its guidance suggests, in order of effort:

1. Agree a practical solution with your neighbour.
2. Try mediation, including the RICS boundary disputes mediation service.
3. Make a boundary agreement, which HM Land Registry says is likely to be less expensive than the alternative.
4. Apply for a determined boundary. If neighbours cannot agree, you can ask HM Land Registry to fix the exact line. You need an arguable case and a plan, which will usually be prepared by a chartered land surveyor. The guidance says this can be expensive, and that only a very small fraction (less than 1%) of registers have determined boundaries.

RICS-listed firms offer a free 30-minute initial consultation, according to the same guidance.

Do not move a fence or build on a disputed line while this is unresolved. A conveyancing solicitor can advise on your own situation.

Boundaries are worth checking before you exchange contracts. Order the title plan early, ask your conveyancer to compare it with the site and the seller's answers, and raise any mismatch before you commit. Boundaries affect extensions, access, parking and future disputes.

For other things to check on the same address, our property checker brings several searches together, and the planning applications tool shows nearby applications.

This page is general information, not legal or surveying advice. It covers England and Wales: Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own land registers.