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Know exactly what you're buying — before you offer.

One report covers sale history, planning, schools, environmental risk and more for any UK address — plus tools to compare your shortlist side by side.

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What you'll see

A complete property report, not a teaser.

Every report is organised into five tabs — Overview, Area Profile, Area Amenities, Risks & Planning, and the Finance Planner. The free sample shows all of them.

Overview

Property details, map, EPC, garden and parking, sold price history and market activity at a glance.

  • Property facts & map
  • EPC rating & date
  • Garden & parking
  • Sold price history
  • Market status & activity

Area Profile

Local price growth, comparable sales, postcode demographics, deprivation and crime context.

  • Local price growth
  • Comparable sales
  • Similar properties nearby
  • Postcode demographics
  • Deprivation index
  • Crime context

Area Amenities

Schools, fuel & EV, broadband, healthcare, food & drink, green spaces and transport nearby.

  • Schools & Ofsted
  • Fuel & EV charging
  • Broadband speeds
  • Healthcare nearby
  • Food & drink
  • Green spaces
  • Transport links

Risks & Planning

Flood, mining, radon and other environmental risks, plus planning applications within 1 km.

  • Air quality & noise
  • Flood risk
  • Mining & radon
  • Environmental risks
  • Planning applications

Finance Planner

Mortgage scenarios, stamp duty and a 10-year value projection in one place.

  • Mortgage scenarios
  • Stamp duty
  • 10-year value projection
View all details in the sample report

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Every figure is traceable to an official UK source

  • HM Land Registry
  • MHCLG EPC Register
  • MHCLG IMD
  • OS AddressBase
  • Environment Agency
  • DEFRA
  • British Geological Survey
  • Mining Remediation Authority
  • National Biodiversity Network Atlas
  • DfE / Ofsted
  • Ofcom
  • ONS
  • Home.co.uk

Unique to BeforeYouBuy

Compare properties side by side.

Choosing between homes is the hard part. Line up your unlocked reports on one table and see which property really wins — on price, size, monthly cost and long-term value.

  • Compare up to 4 unlocked reports on a single table
  • Shared mortgage assumptions — deposit, rate and term — applied to every property
  • Stamp duty, cash upfront and appreciation projections per property

Sample comparison

22 Maple Grove8 Hawthorn Lane
Market statusFor saleFor sale
Price£425,000£398,000
£/m²£4,250£4,680
Monthly cost£1,842£1,725
Nearest park0.3 mi0.9 mi
Air quality2 · Low4 · Moderate
EV chargers nearby186
10-year value£552,500£517,400

Fictional sample data — your real comparison uses your unlocked reports.

What's inside every report

Weeks of research, in one ten-minute read.

Move between Overview, Area Profile, Area Amenities, Risks & Planning and the Finance Planner — nothing is held back or sold separately.

  • Property overview & map
  • Garden, parking & tenure
  • Sold price history
  • Area financials
  • Postcode demographics
  • Deprivation & crime context
  • Schools & Ofsted ratings
  • Fuel & EV charging
  • Broadband & transport
  • Healthcare nearby
  • Food & drink nearby
  • Green spaces & parks
  • Environmental risks
  • Planning applications
  • Home Finance Planner
  • Side-by-side comparison

How it works

Three steps to a confident offer.

1

Search any UK address

It's free to look — you only pay when you open a full report.

2

Unlock reports

Buy a single report, or a bundle at a lower price per report. They never expire.

3

Compare your shortlist

Line up your unlocked reports side by side with shared mortgage assumptions.

Included with every report

Home Finance Planner

Understand what a property is worth, what it will cost you every month, and where it could be in ten years — all in one place, all traceable to official sources.

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  • Price estimate & evidence
    A transparent valuation built from real data on similar properties in the area — with the workings shown, so you can see how the number is reached.
  • Stamp Duty Estimator
    Purchase tax calculated for the right UK nation — SDLT, Welsh LTT or Scottish LBTT — with first-time buyer and additional-property options and a full band breakdown.
  • Mortgage Comparison Planner
    Model three scenarios side by side — deposit, interest rate and term — with monthly cost, total interest and total repaid.
  • Future Value Forecast
    Project 1–30 years at any growth rate to understand the equity you are building, not just the debt you are taking on.
New in every report

How it feels to actually live there.

See the practical details listings leave out: nearby schools, healthcare, food and drink, fuel and EV charging, broadband, transport and green spaces.

Green space & parks

Every recorded park and sport pitch near the address — counted and listed, so you know how green the street really is.

  • Nearest park by name and distance
  • Parks within 5 km
  • Full table with coordinates

Everyday essentials

Find the closest healthcare services and see local food and drink options around the address.

  • Nearest doctor, hospital, pharmacy and dentist
  • Healthcare grouped by category
  • Restaurants within 1 km

Fuel & EV charging

See nearby petrol stations and public charge points, including distance and map locations where available.

  • Nearest petrol station
  • Public chargers nearby
  • Clickable map locations

Why buyers use it

Four ways it changes the decision.

Avoid nasty surprises

Property intelligence

See planning history, ownership records and how long it's really been listed — so you know what the listing isn't telling you.

Judge the street, not just the house

Neighbourhood insights

Schools, transport, green space and flood risk for this exact postcode — the things that decide whether you'd be happy living there.

Decide between homes, not just on them

Side-by-side comparison

Line up your unlocked reports on one table and compare the things that actually decide between two homes.

Understand the true cost

Financial clarity

See what a property is worth, what it will cost per month, and where it could be in ten years — all traceable to official sources.

Pricing

Buy a report only when you need one.

One report. One purchase. No subscription. Every report includes every available insight — and you can compare reports side by side to make it easier to choose between properties.

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