HouseCheckup vs Property Passport: Which Property Data Service Is Better?

Property Passport offers free core property data from 4 sources covering 19.4 million properties, plus 70 guides and a digital logbook feature. It shows EPC ratings, sold prices, flood risk, and planning applications. HouseCheckup pulls from 70+ official government data sources covering 29 million properties, produces a composite IQ Score, and generates an 18-page PDF report with investment analysis. Property Passport is a solid free starting point; HouseCheckup combines far more data into actionable intelligence.

FeatureHouseCheckupProperty Passport UK
PriceFree Snapshot / £14.99 CompleteFree
Data sources70+ official sources4 sources (Land Registry, EPC, EA, planning)
Properties covered29M+ (England & Wales)19.4M properties
Composite scoreYes — 18-factor IQ ScoreNo
PDF report18-page downloadable PDFNo PDF report
EPC dataYes — full breakdown + carbon + recommendationsYes — certificate overview
Sold price historyYes — full Land Registry historyYes — Land Registry data
Flood riskYes — EA data + climate projectionsYes — basic flood check
Planning applicationsYes — 350+ LPAsYes — planning data
Ground stabilityYes — BGS GeoSureNo
Contaminated landYes — EA dataNo
Crime statisticsYes — street-level + IMDNo
School qualityYes — Ofsted ratings + distanceNo
Property valuation (AVM)Yes — with confidence rangeNo
Investment analysisYes — 5 strategies, yield, ROINo
Digital logbookNoYes — track home documents and improvements
GuidesBlog + area guides70+ property guides

Our verdict

Property Passport is a genuinely useful free service — great for quick checks on EPC, sold prices, and basic flood risk. Its digital logbook feature is unique and helpful for homeowners. However, HouseCheckup covers 70+ data sources vs 4, analyses 29M properties vs 19.4M, and provides a composite IQ Score, ground stability data, contaminated land checks, detailed crime statistics, and investment analysis that Property Passport doesn't offer. Use Property Passport for a quick free check, then HouseCheckup for comprehensive due diligence.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes, Property Passport provides free core property data including EPC ratings, sold prices, flood risk, and planning applications. It covers 19.4 million properties across 4 data sources. HouseCheckup also offers a free Snapshot, with the full 18-page Complete report at £14.99.
HouseCheckup adds ground stability (subsidence risk), contaminated land, radon, street-level crime, school Ofsted ratings, broadband speeds, transport links, noise pollution, air quality, property valuation, investment analysis, and a composite IQ Score. It uses 70+ data sources vs Property Passport's 4 and covers 29M vs 19.4M properties.
No. Property Passport displays individual data points without combining them into an overall rating. HouseCheckup's IQ Score weights 18 factors into a single 0-100 score, making it easy to compare properties and spot hidden issues at a glance.
Use both. Property Passport is a good free starting point for basic EPC and sold price data, and its digital logbook is useful for homeowners. When you're seriously considering a purchase, upgrade to HouseCheckup for comprehensive analysis from 70+ sources, including risk factors and investment potential that Property Passport doesn't cover.
Property Passport covers England and Wales (19.4M properties). HouseCheckup also covers England and Wales (29M+ properties). Neither currently covers Scotland or Northern Ireland, as these regions use different land registries and data systems.

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