# UK Property Intelligence (`charles986/uk-property-intelligence`) Actor
Combines EPC energy performance data with HMLR price paid history. Returns matched records with price\_per\_sqm, stranded asset risk (2028 EPC-C BTL regulation), upgrade costs, and energy performance per property.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/charles986/uk-property-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Charles](https://apify.com/charles986) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $50.00 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
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# Windows
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```bash
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# README
## UK Property Intelligence
Combines two free UK government datasets — EPC energy certificates and HMLR price paid transactions — into a single enriched property record per address.
No Rightmove. No Zoopla. No scraping. Both data sources are official open government data.
---
### What it does
For each postcode supplied:
1. Fetches all domestic EPC certificates from the [Energy Performance of Buildings Register](https://www.get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk/)
2. Fetches all price paid transactions from the [HM Land Registry Price Paid Data API](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/price-paid-data)
3. Matches records by normalised address
4. Returns three record types:
- `matched` — property has both EPC data and a sale transaction
- `epc_only` — EPC certificate with no matching sale in the date range
- `hmlr_only` — sale transaction with no EPC certificate on record
---
### Key derived fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `price_per_sqm` | Sale price divided by EPC floor area |
| `stranded_asset_risk` | `true` if EPC band D or below (2028 BTL EPC-C regulation) |
| `upgrade_cost_min_gbp` | Minimum estimated cost from EPC improvement recommendations |
| `upgrade_cost_max_gbp` | Maximum estimated cost from EPC improvement recommendations |
| `annual_energy_cost_gbp` | Estimated annual heating + hot water + lighting cost |
| `improvements` | List of recommended works with indicative cost and typical annual saving |
| `potential_epc_band` | Band achievable if all recommendations are implemented |
---
### Inputs
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `epcApiKey` | Yes | Bearer token from get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk |
| `postcode` | One of these | Single UK postcode |
| `postcodes` | One of these | List of UK postcodes |
| `dateFrom` | No | Filter sales on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `dateTo` | No | Filter sales on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `propertyType` | No | `detached`, `semi-detached`, `terraced`, `flat-maisonette`, `other` |
| `tenure` | No | `freehold`, `leasehold` |
| `strandedOnly` | No | Return only EPC D/E/F/G properties (default: false) |
| `includeUnmatched` | No | Include records that matched only one source (default: true) |
| `maxProperties` | No | Maximum records to return (default: 100) |
**Get your free EPC API key:** Register at [get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk](https://www.get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk/)
---
### Sample output (matched record)
```json
{
"record_type": "matched",
"match_method": "address",
"match_confidence": "high",
"address": "63 Daisy Bank Road",
"postcode": "M14 5QL",
"uprn": "100012345678",
"current_epc_band": "D",
"potential_epc_band": "B",
"stranded_asset_risk": true,
"floor_area_sqm": 158,
"property_type": "Semi-detached house",
"construction_era": "1930-1949",
"annual_energy_cost_gbp": 1127,
"upgrade_cost_min_gbp": 6400,
"upgrade_cost_max_gbp": 11050,
"sale_price_gbp": 285000,
"price_per_sqm": 1803.8,
"transaction_date": "2023-06-15",
"tenure": "Freehold",
"is_new_build": false,
"improvements": [
{
"improvement_type": "Loft insulation",
"indicative_cost": "GBP 300 - GBP 400",
"typical_annual_saving_gbp": 180
}
]
}
````
***
### Use cases
**Buy-to-let landlords** — identify which properties in your portfolio or a target area fail the 2028 EPC-C minimum. See upgrade costs and whether the rental yield justifies the investment.
**Estate agents and valuers** — enrich area reports with energy performance distribution, price per sqm by band, and stranded asset risk counts.
**Retrofit assessors** — find the worst-performing properties in an area to target upgrade services.
**Property investors** — combine sale price history with energy performance to identify undervalued stranded assets with renovation potential.
***
### Data sources
- [EPC Register API](https://www.get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk/) — free, requires registration
- [HMLR Price Paid Data API](https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/data/ppi/) — free, no key required
Both are official UK government open data sources published under the Open Government Licence.
# Actor input Schema
## `epcApiKey` (type: `string`):
Pre-configured for published actor users — leave blank. Developers running their own instance can supply a key from https://www.get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk/
## `postcode` (type: `string`):
Single UK postcode to query (e.g. GL15 4BA).
## `postcodes` (type: `array`):
List of UK postcodes. Combined with the single postcode field above.
## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):
Filter HMLR transactions on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
## `dateTo` (type: `string`):
Filter HMLR transactions on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
## `propertyType` (type: `string`):
Filter HMLR transactions by property type.
## `tenure` (type: `string`):
Filter HMLR transactions by tenure.
## `strandedOnly` (type: `boolean`):
If true, only return properties with EPC band D or below (at risk under 2028 BTL EPC-C regulation).
## `includeUnmatched` (type: `boolean`):
If true, also return EPC-only and HMLR-only records where no address match was found.
## `maxProperties` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of property records to return across all postcodes.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"postcode": "GL15 4BA",
"postcodes": [],
"dateFrom": "",
"dateTo": "",
"propertyType": "",
"tenure": "",
"strandedOnly": false,
"includeUnmatched": true,
"maxProperties": 100
}
```
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("charles986/uk-property-intelligence").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("charles986/uk-property-intelligence").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call charles986/uk-property-intelligence --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=charles986/uk-property-intelligence",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "UK Property Intelligence",
"description": "Combines EPC energy performance data with HMLR price paid history. Returns matched records with price_per_sqm, stranded asset risk (2028 EPC-C BTL regulation), upgrade costs, and energy performance per property.",
"version": "0.0",
"x-build-id": "mHSFb1fETCLvQ4SZI"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/charles986~uk-property-intelligence/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-charles986-uk-property-intelligence",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/charles986~uk-property-intelligence/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-charles986-uk-property-intelligence",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/charles986~uk-property-intelligence/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-charles986-uk-property-intelligence",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"epcApiKey": {
"title": "EPC API Key (optional)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Pre-configured for published actor users — leave blank. Developers running their own instance can supply a key from https://www.get-energy-performance-data.communities.gov.uk/"
},
"postcode": {
"title": "Postcode",
"type": "string",
"description": "Single UK postcode to query (e.g. GL15 4BA).",
"default": "GL15 4BA"
},
"postcodes": {
"title": "Postcodes (multiple)",
"type": "array",
"description": "List of UK postcodes. Combined with the single postcode field above.",
"default": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"dateFrom": {
"title": "Sale Date From",
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter HMLR transactions on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"default": ""
},
"dateTo": {
"title": "Sale Date To",
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter HMLR transactions on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"default": ""
},
"propertyType": {
"title": "Property Type",
"enum": [
"",
"detached",
"semi-detached",
"terraced",
"flat-maisonette",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter HMLR transactions by property type.",
"default": ""
},
"tenure": {
"title": "Tenure",
"enum": [
"",
"freehold",
"leasehold"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter HMLR transactions by tenure.",
"default": ""
},
"strandedOnly": {
"title": "Stranded Assets Only",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, only return properties with EPC band D or below (at risk under 2028 BTL EPC-C regulation).",
"default": false
},
"includeUnmatched": {
"title": "Include Unmatched Records",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, also return EPC-only and HMLR-only records where no address match was found.",
"default": true
},
"maxProperties": {
"title": "Max Properties",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of property records to return across all postcodes.",
"default": 100
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
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"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
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},
"resurrectCount": {
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},
"computeUnits": {
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}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
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"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
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},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
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},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
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},
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"example": 0
},
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},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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}
```