What does the area heat map show?

It shades small neighbourhoods (LSOAs) by five measures: recorded crime, deprivation, income, employment and median house price. Greener areas score better on that measure and redder areas score worse, so you can read a neighbourhood at a glance.

Is the area heat map free?

Yes. Searching any postcode and exploring every layer is completely free and needs no account.

Free area explorer

See any neighbourhood, honestly.

Search a postcode and read the area the way the data sees it: crime, deprivation, income, employment and house prices, shaded street by street from official government sources. No account, no cost.

Try your own street, a place you are thinking of buying, or where you grew up.

Areas are Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). Crime, deprivation, income and employment from the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 and ONS open data. House prices from ONS small-area house price statistics, built on HM Land Registry sold prices. Figures are indicative; verify before acting on them.

Reading the map

What the colours mean.

Every measure runs the same way: greener is better, redder is worse, grey means no score yet.

Crime

Recorded crime levels by area, ranked nationally into ten bands. Greener areas record less crime.

Deprivation

The overall Index of Multiple Deprivation. Greener areas are less deprived across income, jobs, health and more.

Income

How household income in the area compares nationally. Greener areas have higher relative income.

Employment

Levels of involuntary worklessness. Greener areas have stronger employment.

House prices

Median sold price for the area. Greener is more affordable, redder is pricier, scaled to what is on screen.

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From the map to the move.

The heat map is the start. Here is how to take the same honesty into a real decision.

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Good to know

Questions about the map.

Where does the data come from?

Crime, deprivation, income and employment come from the English Indices of Deprivation and Office for National Statistics open data. House prices come from ONS small-area house price statistics, built on HM Land Registry sold prices. It is all official open government data.

How current is it?

The deprivation measures are from the latest national release and are updated when government publishes a new one. House prices track the most recent ONS small-area figures. Treat everything as a guide to the area rather than a live valuation.

Is it really free?

Yes. Searching any postcode and exploring every layer is free and needs no account. If you want this on listings as you browse, that is the free HouseLens browser tool.

Why are some areas grey?

Grey means we do not yet hold a score for that small area on the selected measure. Coverage is England first and is expanding.

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