Location Planning
UK property cost research — written from the data, not the marketing brochure.
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location-planning
Where first-time buyers pay no stamp duty in Birmingham 2026
The cheapest postcode sectors in England's largest regional city, and how the first-time buyer stamp duty relief plays out across them.
24 August 2026
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location-planning
Best-value postcodes near Leicester city centre in 2026
Ranking Leicester's five city districts by 2025 sale price, stamp duty and energy efficiency — and why first-time buyers pay no stamp duty anywhere in the city.
19 August 2026
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location-planning
Best-value postcodes near Bristol city centre (2026)
Bristol charges one council tax across the whole city, so what separates a cheaper central postcode from a dearer one is the price you pay and the cost to heat.
15 August 2026
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location-planning
Nottingham flat EPC ratings by postcode: NG1 to NG11 (2026)
Energy certificates put 85% of Clifton's flats at band C or better but just 37% in the city centre — and the split tracks build era, not price.
12 August 2026
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location-planning
Best-value postcodes near Birmingham city centre (2026)
Where the West Midlands conurbation is cheapest to buy and run in 2026 — from £170,000 pockets in Walsall to the Solihull premium.
10 August 2026
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location-planning
Best-value postcodes near Manchester city centre in 2026
Where 2025 sale prices, council tax and energy efficiency line up to give Greater Manchester buyers the most for their money.
2 August 2026
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location-planning
London commuter belt: the true cost of buying in 2026
Reading, Brighton, Sevenoaks, Cambridge and St Albans compared on the numbers that actually decide the cost of owning a home.
2 August 2026
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location-planning
The 25-Year Council Tax Cost: Wandsworth vs Dorset in 2026
At today's rates, the same Band D home racks up about £43,000 more council tax over 25 years in England's dearest billing area than in its cheapest.
1 August 2026
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location-planning
Kingston vs Wandsworth: council tax, price and true cost 2026
One borough has England's cheapest council tax, the other London's dearest — but which actually costs more to live in?
18 July 2026
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location-planning
England's cheapest coastal towns in 2026: the true cost
Blackpool to Skegness: where the sea is cheap to buy — and what council tax, energy bands and the second-home premium really add.
17 July 2026