Area Profiling

These free sites allow you to build up a profile of any area by almost any criteria with official information. Carry out a land check re prices, pollution of any area, local crime rate, unemployment, area credit check, demographics, consumer information, attitudes, education levels, and what businesses are in an area. Using these sites provides valuable business location information and market information.

Homecheck
Gives you a comprehensive environment check on any postcode area using all offical information. This includes coal workings, water, waste, radon, flood, radiation, landfill, etc.

Envirosearch
Complete environmental check on a postcode area by Landmark Information Group from all authoritative sources. Their main website at http://www.landmark-information.co.uk details their commercial searches.

Neighbourhood credit check
You have to register but you can then get a free credit check on any postcode.This includes no of directors in the area and profile of neighbourhood as well as credit report.

Up my Street
Provides an area profile always click for additional in depth information property prices, council performance, education, crime rate, local business and amenities, and other services.

Nomis
Provided by National Statistics, Nomis gives you access to the most up-to-date and detailed labour market data produced from official sources. Full Nomis database is now free once you register. This includes earnings, vacancies, vat registrations, industry locations, size of employers, etc - the combinations are huge.

Business Finder
Use D & B business finder to see what competition there is in an area or go to our page on Business Directories for more information on this.