Information like this can be found on a new website, PropScore, which will give you a rating and basic analysis of the area the property is in. If you want more detailed information, you have to buy a home report.
PropScore draws together an analysis of factors including neighbourhood amenities, crime rates, environmental searches and insurance risks giving a general ‘health check’ on a property.
This helps people to avoid any nasty surprises further down the home-buying line and protect themselves through insurances if necessary.
You enter a postcode on the portal at www.propscore.co.uk to get a free rating out of 100 and a mark of poor, OK, good, very good or excellent for the property in question.
The rating provides buyers, sellers or the simply curious an instant insight into any property. Those who want to drill down further into the data can buy a more in-depth PropScore Home Report.
Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell, co-founder of property search provider PropScore, said: “We find it crazy that people complete HPI checks (vehicle history checks) prior to purchasing a car, complete a credit check prior to obtaining a credit card, yet complete absolutely no due diligence prior to putting in an offer on potentially one of the biggest purchases of their life, a new house.
“We want to empower home buyers and sellers, so that they are prepared going into the property process and not wasting unnecessary time or money. Thousands of people are starting the property process blind but we are checking for hidden risks at the click of a mouse.”
Paula Higgins, CEO of HomeOwners Alliance, consumer campaign group championing homebuyers and sellers said: “Buying a home is one of life’s biggest and most stressful decisions, yet people have very little information when deciding to view a property.
“Buyers should be more informed and initiatives such as PropScore should help to make property and neighbourhood information much more transparent and accessible.”
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The question is how accurate the ratings are!