The 20-minute area check I do before every viewing
Estate agents show you a house. Nobody shows you the street it sits on. Here is the check I run before I bother booking a viewing.
How to actually read an Ofsted rating (and what it misses)
Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement — the four words every parent googles. Here is what they really measure, how old they might be, and the questions they cannot answer.
We mapped every GP surgery near you — here is where registering is hardest
The NHS register tells you a surgery exists. It does not tell you whether they will take you. That gap is the whole problem with moving somewhere new and needing a doctor.
How to read a crime map without scaring yourself
Crime maps are the most misread data on any property site. Four things to understand before you let one talk you out of a house.
What your postcode really says about your cost of living
Two postcodes a mile apart can differ by hundreds of pounds a month once you add up rent, transport, insurance and the supermarket mix. Here's how to compare them properly.
Relay vs main transmitter: why your new house might lose Film4 and Dave
Freeview is not one thing. Depending on which mast serves your address, you get the full line-up or roughly a third of it — and you usually find out after you have moved in.
Why we show inspection dates, not just hygiene scores
A 5 from last month and a 5 from four years ago look identical on most websites. They should not, and on ours they do not.
Reading crime statistics without the fear (or the spin)
Raw crime counts punish busy places and reward empty ones. A short guide to reading police data like an analyst instead of a headline writer.
The two dates every UK driver forgets (and how to never miss them)
A lapsed MOT invalidates more than your paperwork. How MOT and tax dates actually work, what an expiry really costs, and the free reminder that fixes it.