Not Up My <<Welsh>> Street (upmystreet.co.uk)

Member Name: patsysmith

Product:	upmystreet.co.uk
Date:	20/05/01 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: Good for English locations., Excellent for prospective house moves

Disadvantages: incomplete database

UpMyStreet.co.uk provides an excellent source of information for house moves, as long as you live in England.

It appears to have been designed for more than just property services purposes, as it offers links to information about local people offering items for sale, and also restaurants and entertainment.

However, I recently moved house, and before making an offer on my first choice property, I used this site to check out some basic information about the area in question.

I found the lifestyle profile useful and accurate, but the Council Performance (including Council Tax rates) and Education statistics virtually empty (lots of "N/A"). The crime and policing statistics were, however, available.

I can only imagine this is related to the fact that I was searching for information on a Welsh postcode. I wonder how many other holes there are in the database used by the site - no doubt Northern Ireland and Scotland are also excluded. I guess this could be blamed upon difficulties caused by administrative boundaries...

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