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Sources & transparency

Every source we use.
Every gap we won't guess.

We call it density without invention: depth of coverage matters, but an invented or stretched detail is a more serious mistake than an honest gap. That's the whole of our policy. Here's what sits behind it.

Named public sources

Ofsted / reports.ofsted.gov.uk

School inspection grades, verified by URN with inspection date and framework recorded.

data.police.uk

Crime data at postcode sector level, contextualised against residential versus commercial mix.

Environment Agency

Flood risk mapping and foreshore records for waterside properties.

National Rail / operator timetables

Live journey times and frequency, stated as approximate typical service.

Local authority planning portals

Live planning applications and designation status for the immediate area.

NHS trust websites

Confirms whether a named facility is a 24 hour A&E or an Urgent Treatment Centre.

Ofcom broadband checker

Address-level broadband speed, never a national or regional average.

The gaps we won't guess

A handful of government sources actively resist automated access. Where that happens, someone here checks it by hand, or the report says plainly that the point is unverified. We don't estimate our way around a locked door.

EPC register

Blocks automated lookup at scale. Checked manually per property.

Manual check

Environment Agency flood map

Requires manual confirmation for precise flood zone boundaries at address level.

Manual check

Council tax band lookups

Most local authority tools block automated queries. Verified by hand against the local authority's own tool.

Manual check

Local planning portals

Most planning portals are not built for automated access and are checked manually per report.

Manual check