Plan

Plan the practical side of your move.

Use these planners and calculators to test costs, affordability, schools, planning, connectivity, and local risks once you know which places are worth pursuing.

Some tools calculate quick estimates from the values you enter. Others use current public datasets to help you pressure-test an area, postcode, school, or local risk before you follow up with the official source.

What this plan stage helps you answer

Check the practical questions before you commit to a move.

Plan costs and affordability

Mortgage calculator

Estimate monthly repayments, total interest, and the effect of overpaying.

Calculate mortgage

Rent affordability calculator

Check a sensible rent range, monthly housing costs, and likely move-in cash.

Check affordability

Total moving cost planner

Estimate stamp duty, upfront buying costs, and total cash needed to complete.

Estimate moving costs

Affordability checker

Estimate borrowing limits from income, outgoings, and stress-tested payments.

Check affordability

Check local risks and trade-offs

Uses current public data

Area compare tool

Compare matching areas by house price, earnings, and price-to-income ratio.

Research this area

Uses current public data

School comparison tool

Find schools by postcode, area, or name before comparing two options side by side.

Check schools

Uses current public data

Planning watch tool

Check recent nearby planning applications and decisions for a postcode area.

Check planning applications

Uses current public data

Flood risk checker

Run a first-pass flood check for a postcode or postcode area.

Check flood risk

Uses current public data

Broadband and mobile checker

Check broadband and mobile coverage for a postcode or area.

Check connectivity

Uses current public data

Sold price comparator

Compare recent sold prices for a postcode area and property type.

Compare sold prices

How we calculate this

What to keep in mind when you use a plan result

  1. Estimate tools depend on the figures you enter, so change the inputs if your lender, landlord, broker, or solicitor gives you better numbers.
  2. Data-backed tools use current public datasets where they are available, but coverage can still vary by place and by source.
  3. When a result matters to your decision, confirm it with the council, lender, provider, school record, or other official source before you rely on it.