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What does a HomeCheck property report verify?
HomeCheck brings together available official records for one address, including recorded sales, energy performance, Council Tax, flood information, planning context and recorded crime. Each section names its source and retrieval status. Missing or unavailable records stay visibly unconfirmed and are not replaced with guesses or silently scored as failures.
A HomeCheck supports due diligence but does not replace a survey, conveyancing searches or legal advice.
Guidance checked 10 September 2026. Exact sources are listed below.
HomeCheck
Every official record on one property, in one report
Search an address and we gather the land register, energy certificate, Council Tax band, flood risk, planning record and recorded crime, score it out of 100 and explain every result in plain English. Nothing is ever estimated — where a register publishes nothing, we say so.
Search any address or postcode in England or Wales
We read only the details a listing publishes publicly, and link photos straight from the portal — never copies. If a portal blocks access, enter the postcode instead.
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What a HomeCheck report covers
Ownership & sale history
Every recorded sale since 1995 from HM Land Registry, with tenure, new-build flag and price per sale.
Energy performance
Current rating, potential rating, expiry date and the exact measures the assessor recommended.
Council Tax band
The band held by the Valuation Office Agency, with this year's charge for the local authority.
Flood risk
Rivers, sea and surface water risk from the Environment Agency — not a postcode guess.
Planning & constraints
Conservation areas, listed status, green belt and applications recorded against the address.
Recorded crime
Street-level offences from police.uk for the months the force has published.
Connectivity
Broadband speeds, mobile coverage and the nearest stations, from Ofcom and transport data.
Area & schools
Catchment schools with their latest published inspection outcome and distance from the door.
Value context
Street and postcode sold-price trends indexed to the official House Price Index.
A history the owner can keep up to date
1998Sold — £86,500
Freehold, existing build · Source: HM Land Registry
2007Extension approved
Single-storey rear extension · Source: Local planning register
2011Sold — £215,000
Freehold · Source: HM Land Registry
2019EPC lodged — band C
Potential band B with loft insulation · Source: EPC register
2023Boiler replaced
Owner uploaded the installation certificate · Source: Owner verified
2026Council Tax band D
£2,181 for the year with the local authority · Source: Valuation Office Agency
Example layout. Owner entries are always labelled separately from register data.
Claim and update your propertyHomeCheck questions, answered
What is a HomeCheck property report?
HomeCheck is a full history check on a UK home — the property equivalent of an HPI check on a car. One address search gathers HM Land Registry sale history, the energy certificate, the Council Tax band, flood risk, planning history and recorded crime, then scores the property out of 100 and explains each result in plain English.
Where does the data come from?
Only official government registers: HM Land Registry, the EPC register, the Valuation Office Agency, the Environment Agency, local planning registers, police.uk, Ofcom and the Office for National Statistics. Nothing is estimated — if a register publishes nothing for an address, the report says 'not published' rather than guessing.
Can an owner add their own information?
Yes. An owner can claim the property, verify they are connected to it, then add dated entries such as a new boiler, a rewire, a damp-proof course or a warranty, with documents attached. Owner entries are always shown separately from register data so a buyer can see exactly what came from where.
How much does a HomeCheck report cost?
The preview — address, value range, score band and traffic-light summary — is free. The full report is £19.99 one-off, £29.99 if you also want to claim and update the property as its owner, and £49.99 a month for agents running unlimited reports.
How long is a report valid?
A paid report stays open for 90 days (30 days on the owner plan, which refreshes sooner) and can be refreshed at any point in that window. Reports are saved to your account so you can reopen them from your dashboard.
Which areas are covered?
England and Wales are covered in full from the national registers. Scottish and Northern Irish records are published by different bodies, so coverage there is limited to the sources that publish openly.
Also known as: property history check · house history report UK · HPI check for property · land registry title check · EPC and Council Tax band lookup · flood risk and planning history report · property due diligence report.
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Is HomeCheck based only on official records?
Official-record sections use named government and public-authority sources. Optional premium market data is labelled separately, and unavailable fields remain explicit rather than being estimated.
Does a HomeCheck replace a property survey?
No. A report can reveal recorded facts and risks, but it cannot inspect the building's physical condition or replace a qualified surveyor and conveyancer.
What happens when an official source has no record?
The report marks that source as not published, unavailable or not matched. It does not invent a value, and unavailable evidence is excluded from scoring where appropriate.
Official sources
- HM Land Registry
- Official EPC Register
- Environment Agency — Flood risk
- Ofcom — Check broadband and mobile coverage
Source guidance verified 10 September 2026. Availability and effective dates remain subject to the linked official publication.