Property checker

Check any property for free.

Enter a postcode for sold prices, a value estimate, the EPC rating, flood risk, crime, schools, planning constraints and council tax — every figure from an official source, with no sign-up.

England & Wales · free to view · no account, no email

What the property checker looks up

Nine checks, nine official sources

Every answer names where it came from, so you can check it yourself. No asking-price averages, no paid data brokers and no guessed figures.

Check	Official source	What it tells you
Sold prices & sale history	HM Land Registry Price Paid Data	What this home and its neighbours actually sold for, and when — every recorded sale, not asking prices.
Value estimate	HM Land Registry + UK House Price Index	A range built from same-type sales nearby, moved to today by the official index — with the working shown.
Energy rating (EPC)	GOV.UK Energy Performance Certificate register	The A–G band, floor area and likely running costs, from the home’s own certificate where one exists.
Flood risk	Environment Agency	River, sea and surface-water risk for the location — the question insurers will ask.
Crime	Police.uk	Recorded crime near the postcode by category, so you can compare streets, not just towns.
Schools	Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) + Ofsted	The nearest schools by distance with their last Ofsted grade. Not catchment areas — councils set those.
Planning & constraints	planning.data.gov.uk	Conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions and other constraints that limit what you can change.
Council tax	MHCLG council tax levels	What each band costs a year in that council. The band itself is set by the Valuation Office Agency.
Tenure	HM Land Registry Price Paid Data	Whether recorded sales were freehold or leasehold — check the lease length before you offer on a leasehold.

The data behind every check

6,392,420

recorded sales across 2,336 postcode districts

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly.

Sales appear once Land Registry has registered them.

43.3%

of homes valued within 10% of their real sale price (June 2026 test of 600 sales, valued before they sold). How we test

Free property check or the £11 Land Registry title?

They answer different questions, and most buyers need both at different moments.

This free check

Before you view or offer: what homes like it sold for, what it is likely worth, the energy rating, flood and crime risk, schools and planning constraints. Seconds, free, any home.

GOV.UK title register (£11)

When you need the legal facts: who owns it, any mortgage or restrictions on the title, and (with the title plan, also £11) the general boundary. Bought from HM Land Registry at gov.uk.

A five-minute property check before you offer

1Compare the asking price with real sales. Look at what the same type of home sold for on the same street and the streets around it, not the average for the town.
2Check the energy rating and floor area. A low EPC band means higher bills and, for landlords, upgrade costs. The floor area lets you compare price per square metre.
3Look up the flood risk. It affects insurance and some mortgage lenders. A flood flag is a reason to ask questions, not always to walk away.
4Read the planning constraints. A conservation area or Article 4 direction can stop the extension or loft you were planning.
5Weigh up the area. Crime by category, the nearest schools and the council tax for the band tell you what living there really costs.

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Questions, answered

Property checker — honest answers

Is the property checker really free?

Yes. The property check is free to view with no account and no email. We make money from the optional OfferCheck Report (£4.99), which explains which of the findings matter and why — the facts themselves stay free.

Can a property checker tell me who owns a house?

No free one can, legally. Ownership, mortgages and restrictions are on the official title register, which HM Land Registry sells through GOV.UK for £11 per document. Our check covers the things the register does not: prices, risks, energy, schools and the area.

Does it work in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

Partly. Sold prices and value estimates come from HM Land Registry, which covers England and Wales only. Some checks, such as crime, work UK-wide; the check tells you plainly when a source has no data for a location.

Is a property check the same as a survey or conveyancing searches?

No. It is a fast, sourced first look before you offer, so you know what to ask. A surveyor inspects the building and your solicitor orders the official local authority, drainage and environmental searches. Both are still worth doing on a purchase.

How up to date is the data?

Each source is as current as its publisher: Land Registry sales are added as they are registered, the EPC register as certificates are lodged, and crime as Police.uk publishes each month. The sold-price date is printed on every page.