Location Planning
UK property cost research — written from the data, not the marketing brochure.
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location-planning
Birmingham vs Solihull: the 25-year council tax gap (2026)
Birmingham's homes cost £91,000 less than Solihull's in 2025 — yet Birmingham pays more council tax a year, not less.
18 October 2026
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Richmond vs Kingston: Neighbours, £705 a Month Apart in 2026
Two adjacent south-west London boroughs, a near-identical council tax bill, and a £172,250 price gap that decides almost everything else.
17 October 2026
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The 25-Year Council Tax Gap: Cheapest vs Dearest Outside London 2026
Windsor and Maidenhead charges England's lowest council tax outside London; Dorset charges more than every London borough.
14 October 2026
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Best value postcodes near Battersea, SW11, in 2026
Battersea tops the price table at £788,400, but two of the five nearby districts sell for nearly the same price and pay almost double each other’s council tax.
14 October 2026
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Best-value postcodes near Leeds city centre in 2026
Where 2025 sale prices, council tax and energy efficiency line up across West Yorkshire's five metropolitan boroughs.
13 October 2026
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Nottingham's flat-vs-house EPC gap vanishes in the city centre (2026)
In NG1, flats and houses are equally likely to rate EPC C or better — everywhere else in Nottingham, flats pull far ahead.
10 October 2026
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Leicester house vs flat prices near the city centre, 2026
A £120,000 Leicester flat and a £250,000+ house sit streets apart — and the flats rate greener too.
8 October 2026
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Newport EPC ratings by postcode district, 2026
Nearly two-thirds of NP10 homes rate C or better, against 40% in NP20, and construction period explains the two extremes.
5 October 2026
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Where first-time buyers pay £0 stamp duty near the centre (2026)
Testing the terraced-house market closest to six English city centres against the £300,000 first-time buyer stamp duty threshold — only one city fails it.
7 September 2026
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Bristol house vs flat near the centre: the price gap, 2026
In every BS1-BS5 postcode with enough house sales to measure, a house costs £140,000 or more above a flat nearby — and energy ratings run the other way.
7 September 2026
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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