Everyone deserves to know the facts about a property before they commit.
Property Passport UK exists because we believe the information you need to make one of the biggest financial decisions of your life should not be hidden behind paywalls, scattered across government websites, or only available to professionals. We bring it all together in one place. Clearly, honestly, and for free.
The problem we set out to solve
Think about the last time you or someone you know bought a home, rented a flat, or even just tried to find out basic information about a property. How easy was it? For most people, the honest answer is: not very.
The UK has some of the best property data in the world. The government knows the energy rating of almost every home. HM Land Registry records every sale. The Environment Agency maps flood risk down to individual streets. Ordnance Survey has precise coordinates for every address. But all of this information sits in separate places, run by separate organisations, each with its own website and its own way of presenting things.
If you are an estate agent or a solicitor, you already know where to find all of this. You do it every day. But if you are a first-time buyer, a tenant looking for a new flat, or a homeowner trying to understand your own property better, you are on your own. You might not even know that this information exists, let alone how to find it.
The result is that people make enormous decisions, spending hundreds of thousands of pounds, signing leases that commit them for years, without knowing basic things. A buyer might not discover that a property is in a flood risk area until after they have exchanged contracts. A tenant might not realise that a flat has a terrible energy rating until they get their first winter gas bill. A homeowner might lose important documents (warranties, building certificates, planning permissions), simply because there was no central place to keep them.
We do not think that is right. The information exists. It just needs to be brought together and made accessible to everyone, not just the people who already know how the system works.
What we actually do
In plain terms, we do four things. None of them are complicated, but together they add up to something that has not existed before in the UK property market.
We bring official data together
We take information from HM Land Registry (who owns what, and what it sold for), the EPC Register (how energy efficient a home is), Ordnance Survey (where it is on a map), and the Environment Agency (whether it is at risk of flooding). We link all of this to a single page for each property, so you can see everything in one place instead of having to visit four different websites.
We tell you where every fact comes from
Every piece of information on a Property Passport is labelled with its source. If a fact comes from a government register, we say so. If a homeowner has added something themselves, we say that too. There is no mystery about where the data comes from or how reliable it is. You can always make your own judgement about how much weight to give each piece of information.
The record belongs to the property, not the owner
When a home is sold, most of the important information about it disappears with the previous owner, stored in email inboxes, filing cabinets, or forgotten entirely. A Property Passport stays with the property. When the home changes hands, the record transfers too. Over time, a property builds up a history of documents, certificates, and improvements that benefits every future owner, not just the current one.
We do not sell anything or give advice
We are not an estate agent. We are not a mortgage broker. We do not tell you what a home is worth or whether you should buy it. We simply show you the facts and let you decide. If you need professional help (a surveyor, a solicitor, a financial adviser) we point you in the right direction. But we never pretend to be something we are not.
What this looks like in practice
Imagine you are looking at a house to buy. Before Property Passport UK, you might spend an evening searching the EPC register for its energy rating, checking the Environment Agency website for flood risk, looking up past sale prices on various property websites, and trying to work out whether it is freehold or leasehold. You might miss some of these steps entirely, especially if you are a first-time buyer and do not know these resources exist.
With Property Passport UK, you search for the address and see everything on one page. The energy rating, the last three sale prices, whether it is in a flood zone, the property type, the tenure. All clearly laid out with the source of each fact labelled. If the current owner has claimed the property, you might also see uploaded documents like a boiler warranty, a building regulations certificate, or a damp survey.
You do not need to create an account to search. You do not need to pay anything. You just look up the property and see what we know about it. It takes about thirty seconds.
Who this is for
We built this for everyone who has ever felt that property information was harder to find than it should be. That includes:
You finally have somewhere to keep all the important documents about your home: the boiler warranty, the electrical certificate, the planning permission for the extension, the receipts for major work. It is all in one place, and when you eventually sell, the record goes with the property so the next owner benefits too.
Before you even book a viewing, you can look up a property and see its energy rating, past sale prices, flood risk, and property type. No more relying entirely on the estate agent's description. You get an independent view of the facts, sourced from official government registers.
Before you sign a lease, you can check how energy efficient the property is, which directly affects your heating bills. You can see whether it is in a flood risk area. You can understand what type of property it is and when it was last sold. This is information that matters to you but that landlords do not always volunteer.
The property market can feel overwhelming when you are new to it. There is a lot of jargon, a lot of processes, and a lot of information scattered in places you have never heard of. Property Passport UK gives you a straightforward starting point: one page with the key facts about any property, explained in plain English.
Access verified, structured property data instantly. Less time spent chasing EPC certificates and title details. More time spent helping your clients. You can also use the platform to demonstrate due diligence to buyers and sellers.
The property record already contains much of the information you would normally need to gather at the start of a transaction: ownership history, tenure type, EPC data, and flood risk. Having this pre-assembled and clearly sourced saves time and reduces the volume of information requests.
Access to energy performance data, property attributes, construction age, and historical records gives you verified context before you even visit the property. It supports your valuations and condition reports with hard data rather than assumptions.
The principles behind what we do
We have a few rules that guide every decision we make. They are not complicated, but they are non-negotiable.
Transparency first
We always show you where information comes from. We never present data without a source. If we are not confident about something, we say so. There are no hidden algorithms deciding what you see.
Neutral, not commercial
We do not favour buyers over sellers, landlords over tenants, or one estate agent over another. We present the facts equally. We do not accept payment to promote properties or hide information.
Free for everyone
Looking up a property and viewing its public record costs nothing. We believe basic property facts should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their budget or their experience with the property market.
Plain language
Property is full of jargon: freehold, leasehold, EPC bands, UPRN, tenure types. We explain these terms in plain English wherever we can. Our goal is for anyone to be able to understand the information we present, even if they have never bought or rented a property before.
What we are not, and why this matters
It is just as important to be clear about what we do not do. There are lots of property websites out there, and they all do slightly different things. Here is what makes us different:
- •We do not value properties. We show you past sale prices from HM Land Registry, but we do not estimate what a property is worth today. If you need a valuation, speak to a qualified surveyor.
- •We do not give legal or financial advice. We are not solicitors, mortgage advisers, or financial planners. We present facts. For advice, please consult a qualified professional.
- •We do not sell or list properties. We are not an estate agent or a property portal. You cannot buy, sell, or rent a property through our platform.
- •We do not sell your data. We do not profile users, sell personal information, or allow advertising on property records. Your privacy matters to us.
- •We do not guarantee third-party data. The information we present comes from official government sources. We display it accurately, but we cannot guarantee that the original source is always up to date or error-free. We always show you where each fact comes from so you can verify it yourself if needed.
See our Disclaimers and Methodology pages for full details.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the mission of Property Passport UK?
- Our mission is simple: make it easy for anyone to find out the important facts about a property in England and Wales. We bring together information from official government sources, like HM Land Registry, the Energy Performance Certificate register, Ordnance Survey maps, and the Environment Agency, and put it all in one place, for free. Every property gets its own record, linked to its unique address reference number (called a UPRN), so the information is always about the right property.
- Why does property data need to be more transparent in the UK?
- Right now, if you want to find out basic facts about a property, things like how energy efficient it is, whether it floods, who has owned it, or what planning applications have been made nearby, you have to search through lots of different government websites. Estate agents and solicitors do this every day, so they know where to look. But most ordinary people do not. That means buyers and tenants are often making huge financial decisions without all the facts. We think everyone deserves the same access to information, not just the professionals.
- Is Property Passport UK free to use?
- Yes. Searching for a property and viewing its public record is completely free. You can look up any address in England and Wales and see the information we have gathered from official sources, including the energy rating, past sale prices, property type, and more. If you are the owner, you can also claim your property and add your own documents like warranties, certificates, and improvement records.
- Does Property Passport UK give advice on buying or selling?
- No. We are not estate agents, solicitors, or financial advisers. We do not tell you what a property is worth, whether you should buy it, or what mortgage to get. What we do is show you the facts, clearly labelled with where they came from, so you can make your own informed decisions. When you need professional help, we point you towards qualified surveyors, conveyancers, and other experts.
- Who benefits from Property Passport UK?
- Everyone involved in property. Homeowners get a digital record of their home that they can maintain and share. Buyers can check a property independently before making an offer. Tenants can look up energy ratings and flood risk before signing a lease. And professionals like estate agents, solicitors, and surveyors can access structured, verified data more quickly, which means less chasing paperwork and faster transactions for everyone.
- Where does the information come from?
- All of our data comes from official UK government sources. We use HM Land Registry for ownership and sale history, the EPC Register (run by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) for energy performance data, Ordnance Survey for mapping and address data, and the Environment Agency for flood risk information. We clearly label every piece of information with its source, so you always know where it came from.