I’ve installed this and had a mooch through some of my local rightmove property listings.
The button shows up in the address bar and reveals interesting info – including the previous prices sold!
It’s interesting!
Category: Useful sites
Lost your EPC?
If you’ve lost your EPC you can print out a new copy by searching here at EPC register site
You can
Retrieve Report Using Report Reference Number
Retrieve Report Using Property Address
Mobile phone signal
For some people it’s important to have a really excellent mobile phone signal, others want to be as far away from the phone masts as possible.
This map allows you to search for phone masts. Near me it shows that there are plenty of t-mobile masts which makes it look like I’d be better off on t-mobile if signal is an issue.
Very useful site!
Welsh Ruins
Lovely site to look at – Welsh Ruins –
Has Black & White Large Format Photographs of Derelict Mansions & Farmhouses Throughout Wales
Also Included Smaller Domestic, Historic and Industrial Welsh Ruins, Welsh Landscapes & Abstractions
Some really interesting photos of houses that are crumbling.
Maps
You can look up the history of your house using maps.
The Charles Close Society has maps on their site. In the Maps section they have ‘Notable or Interesting Maps’
Their digital image section is interesting.
This page though is the most useful – put in your address and it’ll show a list of maps it features on! Some have links to them but others you might have to visit the British Library Maps room for.
This is discussed in the Restoration Home book that accompanies the BBC series. If you’re interested in researching the history of your own home it’ll be a useful reference and inspiration.
Mapnificent!
Mapnificent
A really interesting site that shows travel distances – if you commute by bus or tram, and not car or train.
Drag the pin around.
You can slide the time option too although it is a little slow to respond to the changes.
It has other cities too.
The London one is here
Police Maps update
I looked at these when they first came out. I’ve gone back to look again and see what’s changed in the last few months. You can view the crime data for previous months!
You can also click on the types of crime and it highlights these.
This means you can look back at an area over time and build up an idea of what problems there are. It will help you avoid areas. They are a bit vague where they put the numbers though as to protect the identity of particular people, but they are fairly close.
Property Tracker for Chrome
Not quite property bee but worth a look if you prefer chrome browser
Property Tracker
Once installed you can browse rightmove and you’ll see the blue or green arrow. Hover over this for the info. Green down arrow indicates a price drop.
Property Snake – useful and interesting
Property Snake keeps an eye on propertys – how long they’ve been on the market and what percentage they have been reduced.
You can search by postcode or area.
They don’t have complete records but it’s useful anyway!
Property Snake for M21 (Chorlton cum Hardy in Manchester)
Click on the column headings to change what the data is sorted by.
Property Snake for OL9 shows that one property has been on the market for over 1000 days!
Property Wizza – review
This is what the blurb says:
“PropertyWizza answers your questions in an instant. Want to know ‘what planning applications are in progress locally?’, ‘Is this house at risk of flooding?’ or simply ‘which is the best local pub?’ PropertyWizza is the house hunter’s best friend.”
So I’m testing it out. I have to try it in Chrome browser as they don’t have one yet for firefox. A pity as my current fave property search tool (Property bee) doesn’t have a chrome version!
You can read more about property wizza here
Well I didn’t notice the button int he top toolbar at first – but when it’s red you can click it and get access to info. It looks really useful !
This is the info you can access!
What’s for sale locally?
MousePrice
How much are local houses valued?
MousePrice
How much have local houses sold for?
HousePrices MousePrice
Show me maps and streetview
Maps & Streetview
Old Maps
Local environment
Flood Risk
Environmental Maps
What’s the word on the street?
Crime Statistics
Planning Applications
Commuting Times
Information about the area
Local Pub Guide
Minor Problems
Parking
Bankruptcies and Public Notices
Schools
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
High Schools
Independent Schools
Ofsted Reports
LHA Rates
I’d say install it and see how much you use it! I’m certainly going to be playing with it for a while! It works by fetching the postcode for the property – as that’s what’s required on most of the sites it links to. The links open in a new window so you can click several and see all the reports.
If you’re serious about buying a house then you’ll find it very handy!