Ranked guides

Each guide ranks outcodes, towns or postcodes against a single well-defined criterion — sold price, broadband speed, council tax, Ofsted rating, flood risk, and so on. Every ranking is computed from official UK government data and shows the method up front so the comparison is verifiable.

Coverage is currently Surrey-focused as a deep-trial county. Equivalent rankings for other counties will be added as new data lands.

Property market

Where prices sit, where they're moving, and where the entry-level stock is.

Living costs & infrastructure

Council tax, broadband and energy efficiency — the running costs after the mortgage.

Safety & schools

Population-weighted crime data and the schools picture from Ofsted and GIAS.

Lifestyle & persona

Town shortlists for specific buyer profiles — commuters, downsizers, retirees, families.

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Rankings are a starting point; the property-level picture sits in an Area Report. Schools, crime, flood, air, broadband and the local market for any postcode in England — in plain English.

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Sources

Rankings are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Get Information About Schools (GIAS) and Ofsted, Police.uk recorded crime joined with ONS population estimates, Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, Ofcom Connected Nations broadband coverage, and the EPC Register. All government data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Each ranking's methodology and snapshot date is documented on its own page.