Home checks: evidence before buying or moving
Choose a topic to see which records answer which question. Each article states its geographic scope and links to official sources.
- Can I get a mortgage in Flood Zone 3?
- How to check planning restrictions before buying
- What is an Article 4 direction?
- Leasehold vs freehold: records to compare
- What does conveyancing cost?
- Checking council tax before moving home
- Reading an EPC before buying a home
- Sold prices and asking prices: comparing the evidence
- Checking conservation-area information before buying
- New-build records to organise before buying
See flood risk and planning at your postcode
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Continue your local checks
A missing area page or figure means we do not have enough suitable data here. It does not establish that a place is safe, affordable or free of restrictions.
These pages do not yet provide verified flood-area percentages and warning history, typical property tax bands or crime counts for the exact area. Welsh school and council-tax coverage also remains incomplete. No local figure is inferred from an England-wide or neighbouring-area figure.
- Find a postcode or address on the map
- Check schools, GP services and parks
- Prepare for renting or moving in
- Find the official register for a professional
- Read checks before buying or renting
Each service states its own coverage and source dates. Availability of a link does not mean every location has data.
Browse available area snapshots · Read the area methodology and limitations
Official guidance
Directory updated:
- www.gov.uk · Housing/browse/housing-local-services
- www.legislation.gov.uk · Legislation/
Sources may change. Follow the original guidance for the relevant nation; a link does not confirm that a provision is in force.
All official sources