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Before you bid

Check any house in Ireland before you buy it.

Flood zone, radon, ground, noise, the planning file on the house and next door, zoning, BER, property tax, crime, broadband, what it last sold for. Twenty-six checks from the official Irish sources in about ten seconds. The free snapshot shows what got flagged. The full report, €24.99 once, shows what each flag says and links the record so you can verify it.

Or pick the house on the map. No account, nothing stored.

A real house, Midleton, Co. Cork

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2 red flags

1 more to look closer at

  • RadonHigh radon area: about 1 in 5 homes above the reference level
  • NoiseLoud: 70-74 dB Lden from major road traffic
  • Flood riskPast flooding recorded within 200 m, outside the modelled zones
  • Sewer or septic tankOn the Midleton sewer: treatment plant on the EPA priority list
  • Energy rating (BER)No BER certificate on the register for this Eircode
  • Sale historyLast sold Aug 2026 for €295,000, resold within two years
Read the full sample report, all 26 sections

What we check

Twenty-six questions a surveyor would ask, answered from the record.

Every answer links to the public source it came from. Listed in the order they appear in the report: what can stop a mortgage first, what is nice to know last.

  1. House or apartment

    01

    Eircode address points per roof

    What you get: Nothing red: says whether this is a house or one of N units, and flags shops underneath.

  2. Flood risk

    02

    OPW National Flood Maps

    Red flag: Inside a river or coastal flood extent. Insurers will ask.

  3. Coastal erosion

    03

    OPW coastal strategy study

    Red flag: Predicted 2050 shoreline within 100 m. Not insurable.

  4. Radon

    04

    EPA Radon Risk Map

    Red flag: High Radon Area: about 1 in 5 homes above the reference level.

  5. Defective blocks and pyrite

    05

    Gov.ie grant schemes

    Red flag: County in the mica scheme and the house built 1995 to 2015.

  6. Ground and geology

    06

    Geological Survey Ireland

    Red flag: Peat, landfill or karst under the site.

  7. Management company (OMC)

    07

    CRO company register

    Red flag: The block's management company dissolved or listed for strike-off: lenders walk away.

  8. Sewer or septic tank

    08

    EPA waste water register

    Red flag: Septic tank on ground that drains poorly, or a town plant still discharging raw sewage.

  9. Energy rating (BER)

    09

    SEAI National BER Register

    Red flag: E, F or G: budget for insulation and heating.

  10. Noise

    10

    EPA strategic noise maps

    Red flag: 70 dB Lden or more from a motorway, railway or runway.

  11. Air quality

    11

    EEA annual maps, EPA street model in Dublin

    Red flag: PM2.5 or NO2 above the 2030 EU limit: smoke or traffic.

  12. Industry and waste nearby

    12

    EPA licence registers, GSI quarries

    Red flag: Licensed plant, waste site, quarry or old landfill within 500 m.

  13. Planning on this property

    13

    National planning register, Building Control (BCMS)

    Red flag: Retention refused: something built without permission that the council would not regularise.

  14. Planning nearby

    14

    National planning register

    Red flag: An apartment scheme proposed within 300 m.

  15. Zoning

    15

    MyPlan.ie development plans

    Red flag: Industrial or enterprise zoning next door.

  16. Protected structures and designations

    16

    NIAH, Sites and Monuments Record, NPWS

    Red flag: The house is on the architectural inventory: protected-structure rules and costs.

  17. Property tax (LPT)

    17

    Revenue bands 2026 to 2030

    What you get: Nothing red: the yearly bill for the asking price, with your council's adjustment.

  18. Sale history

    18

    Property Price Register

    Red flag: Three sales in six years.

  19. Local prices and rents

    19

    Property Price Register, RTB Rent Index

    Red flag: Nothing red: the 12-month median around the house, the trend, and what it would rent for.

  20. Crime and Garda station

    20

    CSO recorded crime by station

    Red flag: Incidents up 25% on the five-year average.

  21. Neighbourhood profile

    21

    Census 2022, Pobal HP index

    Red flag: Nothing red: owner-occupation, education, jobs and the Pobal affluence score for the division.

  22. Broadband

    22

    ComReg operator data, NBI map

    Red flag: No wired operator at the address: 4G or Starlink only.

  23. Mobile signal

    23

    ComReg coverage map

    Red flag: No solid 4G from any of the three networks: calls only over wifi.

  24. Public transport

    24

    OpenStreetMap stops

    Red flag: No bus stop within 800 m and no rail within 2 km.

  25. Schools

    25

    Department of Education

    Red flag: No school within walking distance.

  26. Shops and services

    26

    OpenStreetMap

    Red flag: No shop, pharmacy or park within a kilometre.

  27. The full report, €24.99 once

    All twenty-six checks written out, the official record linked under each one, flood, radon and noise drawn over the house, the planning history of the house itself with what building control says was started and finished, every planning file and sale nearby, and the route to the Land Registry folio for this type of title.

    One house, one payment, no account. The snapshot stays free.

No Eircode to hand?

Click the roof.

Zoom to the street and click the house. Flood, radon, noise, planning, zoning and schools work from the point alone. BER and sale history need the Eircode, so add it later if you have it.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Find the Eircode

    It is on the Daft or MyHome listing, usually under the address. No Eircode? Click the roof on the map instead.

  2. Step 2

    Twenty-six checks run at once

    All against Irish public records: OPW flood and coastal maps, EPA radon and noise, GSI ground maps, the planning register, MyPlan zoning, SEAI, Revenue, CSO crime, ComReg broadband, the Price Register.

  3. Step 3

    Read the flags first

    Sections are ordered by how much they change the decision. Red means ask the seller or your surveyor; green means the public record came back clear.

Questions

Where does the information come from?
From Irish public records that anyone can consult: OPW flood maps, EPA radon, noise and air quality maps, the planning registers and the building-control register, MyPlan zoning, Revenue LPT tables, the Property Price Register, CSO crime statistics, the ComReg and NBI broadband checkers and Department of Education school lists. We put what they say about one address on one page.
Is it free?
The snapshot is free and needs no account: it runs all twenty-six checks and shows which came back red, amber or clear, with the text of the safe ones. The full report is €24.99 for one house, paid once by card. It writes out every check, tells you where to confirm each line on the official public map or register, shows the flood, radon and noise maps over the house, and lists the planning history of the house itself, with what the building-control register says was started and signed off, every planning file nearby and every sale. The link keeps working, no login.
How do I verify a red flag?
Every check in the full report has a Check it yourself list: the official public map or register to open and what to search for there. You get the same answer from the source directly. Flood, radon and noise are also shown as maps over the house, so you see the zone boundary, not just our word for it.
Can I get a refund?
If we matched the wrong house or a check we charged for gave nothing, email [email protected] within 14 days and we refund. Because the report is delivered instantly, there is no refund once it has been opened for the right address; the free snapshot exists so you can see what is flagged before you pay.
Is this a survey?
No. It tells you what the public record says about the location. It cannot see damp, wiring or the roof. Use it to decide which questions to ask the seller and the surveyor, and whether to bid at all.
What does a red flag mean?
The public record places the house inside a zone or above a threshold that usually matters to lenders, insurers or your health: a medium-probability flood extent, a High Radon Area, 70 dB of traffic noise, an E to G energy rating. It is a reason to look closer, not a verdict on the house.
Why does the flood check say clear when the road floods every winter?
OPW maps cover river and coastal flooding in studied catchments. Surface water from blocked drains, small streams and groundwater are not mapped. Ask neighbours and check the OPW past flood events layer.
Why is there no BER or sale history when I click the map?
Those two registers list houses by Eircode or address, not by coordinates. Add the Eircode and the checks fill in.
Do you store what I search?
No. The Eircode or point is looked up and the result comes back to your screen. Results are cached anonymously for a few hours so repeat checks are quick.
Is checkmyhouse.ie connected to the OPW, EPA or SEAI?
No. It is an independent tool that puts public information in one place. Names and data remain theirs.