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Property Reality Check

Enter a UK postcode. Check the practical stuff that can matter after you move in — radon, flooding, broadband, local crime, planning and more.

Free check. No sign-up.
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☢️Radon

We’ll use the postcode location to check the official BGS/UKHSA indicative 1 km radon classification.

Enter a postcode aboveWe’ll retrieve the indicative radon potential for that 1 km area.
View UKradon map ↗

🌊Flood risk

Check long-term risk from rivers, the sea, surface water and other sources using the official service.

Check the exact propertyFlood risk can change over short distances, so the authoritative property search matters.
GOV.UK flood check ↗

📶Broadband & mobile

Rural fixed broadband can be limiting. Compare fixed-line availability and mobile coverage before assuming the house is poorly connected.

Enter a postcode aboveOfcom publishes postcode-level coverage data; V1 sends you to its current checker while we evaluate importing that dataset directly.
Ofcom checker ↗

🛰️Satellite alternative

Poor fixed broadband doesn’t automatically rule out a rural property anymore. Satellite broadband may provide another route.

Worth checking if fixed/mobile is weakAvailability, price, speeds and an unobstructed view of the sky still matter.
Check Starlink ↗

🚓Local crime

Once the postcode is found, this section pulls the latest available street-level Police.uk data around that location.

Enter a postcode aboveWe’ll retrieve the latest available local data.
    Police.uk ↗

    🏗️Planning nearby

    Planning Data lets buyers search official planning and housing datasets by postcode in England.

    Enter a postcode aboveCoverage varies by dataset and local authority.
    Planning Data map ↗

    💷Council tax

    Check the property’s council tax band before budgeting for the move.

    Enter a postcode aboveThe official service gives the property band; your postcode lookup supplies the local authority context.
    Council tax bands ↗

    ⚡Energy certificate

    An EPC can reveal useful clues about insulation, heating, likely energy use and recommended improvements.

    Search the official EPC registerFor an individual property, use the current government register rather than bulk historic records.
    Find an EPC ↗
    Important: Property Reality Check is a quick screening tool, not a survey, conveyancing search, environmental report or legal advice. Data can be incomplete, delayed or approximate. Verify anything important with the relevant official source or qualified professional before making a property decision.

    Radon Potential classification © UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026.
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