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Buying costs and local checks for a postcode

Enter a postcode and the price you expect to pay. The page shows the standard tax for that price, recent sold prices nearby, and flood and planning designations from public data. Every line shows its source and date.

  • Stamp Duty or Welsh Land Transaction Tax, with the rates and dates published on GOV.UK and GOV.WALES
  • Recent sales nearby, flood risk, planning limits, schools and crime – from public data
  • Your postcode and price stay in your browser

Replacing your main home? If you sell it on or before the day this purchase completes, leave this unticked. If you buy first and sell later, the higher rates usually apply at first, and you may be able to claim them back if you sell within 3 years. GOV.UK guidance

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Example result

A £350,000 home in England, bought by someone who has owned a home before and will own only this one, completing today. Your own result also lists recent sales nearby, flood zone, planning limits and the local area.

Stamp Duty Land Tax£7,500
HM Land Registry fee (online)£150
Nearby sales, flood, planning, schools, transport, crime✓

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Check an addressFreeTotal buying cost plus nearby sales, flood risk, planning and local area for a postcode.
Stamp Duty calculatorFreeSDLT in England or LTT in Wales: first-time buyers, additional homes and non-UK residents.
Moving costsFreeTax, Land Registry fee, solicitor, searches, survey and removals in one total.
Mortgage paymentsFreeMonthly payment and total interest, and the difference between two rates.
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Source of funds checklistFreePapers solicitors ask for, and what TA6, TA10 and the Memorandum of Sale are.

Landlords

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Bills and council taxFree
Leasehold and shared ownershipFree
Rent and housing supportFree
Residence, inheritance and separationFree
Home kitsFreeMoving, renter and landlord tools to use on your device.
Stamp Duty calculatorFreeSDLT in England or LTT in Wales: first-time buyers, additional homes and non-UK residents.
Mortgage paymentsFreeMonthly payment and total interest, and the difference between two rates.
Rental yieldFreeGross and net yield after empty weeks, fees and running costs.
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EPC upgradeFreeSteps, cost and grants to bring a rented home to EPC C.

Selling a home

Capital Gains Tax on a homeFreeTax on selling a second home or buy-to-let, and the 60-day deadline to report.
Selling costsFreeEstate agent, solicitor, EPC and mortgage costs, and what you keep.
Watch an areaFreeNew recorded sales and live flood alerts for your postcodes, kept on your device.

Renting

Renter helpFree
Bills and council taxFree
Leasehold and shared ownershipFree
Rent and housing supportFree
Residence, inheritance and separationFree
Home kitsFreeMoving, renter and landlord tools to use on your device.
Viewing kitFreeMeasure, compare and save notes at a viewing.
Check an addressFreeTotal buying cost plus nearby sales, flood risk, planning and local area for a postcode.
Landlord checkFreeWhich dated rules apply to your let, incl. the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
Rental scam checkFreeWarning signs in a rental listing: rent, deposits, payment requests.

New to the UK

Renter helpFree
Bills and council taxFree
Leasehold and shared ownershipFree
Rent and housing supportFree
Residence, inheritance and separationFree
Home kitsFreeMoving, renter and landlord tools to use on your device.
Check an addressFreeTotal buying cost plus nearby sales, flood risk, planning and local area for a postcode.
Stamp Duty calculatorFreeSDLT in England or LTT in Wales: first-time buyers, additional homes and non-UK residents.
Moving costsFreeTax, Land Registry fee, solicitor, searches, survey and removals in one total.
Source of funds checklistFreePapers solicitors ask for, and what TA6, TA10 and the Memorandum of Sale are.

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