UK Postcode Checker

Quick demographic lookup for UK postcodes — crime charts, census breakdowns, schools, and transport. Fast and simple.

Part of the UK Property Toolkit — three free tools for UK home buyers.

Tool	Purpose	Best For
PropertyPulse-UK	Postcode intelligence + scoring + map	Deep area research
UK-HomeFinder	Property tracking + SDLT + checklist	Active buyers comparing properties
uk-postcode-checker ← you are here	Quick demographic lookup	Fast postcode overview

👉 Launch UK Postcode Checker

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Features

Enter any UK postcode and instantly see:

Card	Data Source
📍 Location	Ward, district, LSOA codes via postcodes.io
🚔 Crime	Street-level stats with Chart.js canvas (Police Data API)
👥 Ethnicity	Census 2021 breakdown with pie chart (ONS Beta API)
🏠 Housing Tenure	Owned vs rented vs social with chart (ONS Beta API)
🏫 Schools Nearby	2-mile radius with Google Places ratings (optional)
✝ Religion	Census 2021 distribution with chart (ONS Beta API)
🚌 Transport	Train stations and bus stops near postcode

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/SahirVhora/uk-postcode-checker.git
cd uk-postcode-checker
open index.html

No server, no install, no build step. Single HTML file — just open it.

Google Places API (Optional)

To enable school star ratings:

1. Get a key from Google Cloud Console — enable Places API
2. Open index.html and set const GOOGLE_PLACES_KEY = "YOUR_KEY"
3. Without a key, the column shows a muted note and everything else still works

APIs Used

API	Purpose	Auth
Postcodes.io	Lat/lng, ward, district, LSOA	None
Police Data API	Street-level crime	Open Government Licence
ONS Beta API	Census 2021 ethnicity & tenure	Open Government Licence
DfE Education API	Schools near postcode	Public
Environment Agency	Flood risk areas	Open Government Licence
Chart.js	Canvas charts	MIT

🔗 Also in the UK Property Toolkit

• PropertyPulse-UK — Full intelligence dashboard: crime scoring, flood risk, air quality, composite scores, interactive map
• UK-HomeFinder — Property comparison tracker, SDLT calculator, readiness checklist, Rightmove/Zoopla URL parser

Notes

• Crime data fetched for the latest reliable month in the Police API
• Census data from 2021 via LSOA geography codes
• School catchment boundaries are indicative — confirm with local council
• Privacy-first: no user data stored or transmitted

License

MIT — see LICENSE