HouseScan Check before you buy

Is this house worth the price?

Type the address of a house. In a few seconds you'll see the asking price, how often it has been cut, the most to pay, what each red flag costs, and what to check before you make an offer. We're only on the buyer's side.

NSW (Sydney) gets the house report. The other seven states and territories get area-level reports with different coverage and no individual sale-based estimate. Include the state outside NSW.

A real example

32 Warwick Road, Dundas Valley: 63 metres from a high-voltage power line

Report from 23 Oct 2026

Aerial of 32 Warwick Road. The green line is the block boundary, the red line is a 66 kV power line 63 m to a 66 kV power line
32 Warwick Road, Dundas Valley NSW 2117
For sale · Price not disclosed · Block 562 m² · R2

No major red flags, but it's close to a high-voltage power line. Based on nearby sales, it's worth about $1.45M–$1.97M.

There's a 66 kV high-voltage power line about 63 m away. At this price point, that takes roughly $50K–$80K off what it's worth.
14 checks, 1 to watchBlock size · Block shape · Main road · Flood · Bushfire · Landslip · Aircraft noise · Slope · Heritage · School catchment …
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What we check

Every house gets the same checklist

Items that pass are listed in the report too, so you know what was checked

The block

  • Block size and shape (official cadastre)
  • Frontage and slope
  • Zoning, FSR, height limit, minimum lot size
  • Whether it roughly meets the new dual occupancy rules
  • Aerial: which way the backyard faces and what's behind it

Risks

  • Flood planning area, bushfire-prone land, landslip
  • High-voltage power lines, measured to the block
  • Main roads, aircraft noise
  • Heritage
  • Roughly how much each red flag takes off the price

Price

  • A range from nearby sales, adjusted to this house
  • This house's own sales history
  • Asking price and price cuts, if it's for sale
  • The most to pay, and how sure we are
  • 20-year growth, rent and yield for this suburb

The area

  • Public school catchments
  • Stations and walking time
  • Crime (for the whole suburb)
  • Who lives there (Census)
  • This week's market temperature
How to use it

How it works

1

Check the house before you inspect

Type the address or paste the listing link. Asking price, price cuts, red flags, schools and transport on one page, so you know what to look for at the inspection.

2

Add it to your Shortlist and score it separately

You care about quiet, your partner cares about the commute. Each of you sets your own weights. Send the list to each other and see which houses you disagree on.

3

Make your offer with the numbers in hand

Enter the price you have in mind and see where it sits in a reasonable range. When the agent sends the contract, add it here to see what to ask your solicitor or conveyancer.

Data from

NSW Valuer General · NSW Spatial Services · NSW Planning Portal · NSW Department of Education · NSW Fair Trading · BOCSAR · ABS Census · OpenStreetMap · Vicmap · Queensland Spatial · G-NAF

What each dataset is used for, its licence and how often it's updated →
FAQ

Common questions

Does it cost anything? Do I need an account?

It's a non-commercial preview for now. Reports are free and you don't need to sign up. You only leave an email if you want to hear when a price is cut or changed.

How accurate are the prices?

The estimate only uses public sales, the block and the location. Nobody has been inside the house. In the latest blind test (1,497 real sales), the median error was about 10.8%, and just over half of the sale prices fell inside the range given. Every report shows how confident it is. When confidence is low, you get a range, not a single number.

Which areas does it cover?

NSW (Sydney) gets the house report. The other seven states and territories get area-level reports with different coverage and no individual sale-based estimate. Include the state outside NSW.

Where do asking prices and price cuts come from?

From public web search results. We don't scrape realestate.com.au or Domain. If no asking price can be found, the report says “Price not disclosed”.

How up to date is the data?

NSW sales data is updated weekly. A sale only shows up in the official data after settlement, usually 6–8 weeks after contracts are exchanged. Planning, flood and bushfire layers are checked live against government maps when the report is made.

Can I use it as a formal valuation?

No. It isn't a formal valuation or advice to buy. Before you make an offer, read the contract, get a building and pest inspection, and if needed talk to a solicitor and a licensed valuer.