Our instant house valuation tool gives you a free estimate of your home’s current value. Just enter your postcode, answer a few simple questions, and you’ll have your house valuation online instantly.

Whether you want an idea of how much your home is worth to sell, just out of curiosity, or want to find out how much your neighbour’s home is worth, our free online house valuation tool can help. Here’s how.

Instant house valuation tool: How it works

While there are a lot of factors involved in valuing your home, not least buyer demand, our free house valuation online tool will give an instant property valuation in just two simple steps.

1. Simply enter your property address details and contact details.

2. Based on up-to-date local data and Land Registry sold data, you’ll receive a high-end instant house valuation online, a low-end instant property valuation and a suggested rental income.

What can affect my home’s value?

There are factors that can affect your home’s value that aren’t included in our instant home valuation tool such as:

• If you’ve extended or renovated your property
• Your home’s condition

So to get a more accurate house valuation, there are some extra steps to take.

Find out what local experts think your home is worth

Once you’ve got an understanding of your house’s value with our instant house valuation online tool, the next step is to approach the best three local estate agents and invite them round to value your home. A good agent should be able to provide details of what similar local properties to yours have recently sold for.

Armed with the research you have already done online, you’ll be in a good place to listen to their advice and make an informed choice about the right valuation.

Also, ask the agents visiting whether there are any projects you should invest in to bump up the value of your house. They’ll know what your neighbours have done and what will add most value.

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Can I ask estate agents how much is my house worth if I’m not ready to sell?

Yes. You can invite agents round to view and value your house even if you don’t have any immediate intention to sell yet. A good agent will want to use the opportunity to leave a good impression in the hope you’ll return to them to market your home when the time is right.

I’ve got my house valuations. What next?

The key is to understand how each one arrived at his or her figure. Ask each to provide examples of comparable homes they have sold for that amount. Next, compare the valuations:

The three estate agents broadly agree on the value of your home: In this case you can feel confident about the valuation. At this point, it’s up to you decide whether to proceed, and put your home on the market Read our advice about How to Choose an Estate Agent for other factors you need to think about before instructing an agent.

The valuations are wildly different or you aren’t happy with them: This can happen if there are no local comparable properties. If you have a unique new build flat surrounded by Victorian terraces or you live in a rural area the task of valuing the property can be tricky. In this situation, you’ll want to speak to your agent about where to pitch your property’s asking price and be clear about the strategy you’ll want to take. For more on this read our guide What Price Should I sell My Home For

However, another reason for different valuations can be an estate agent over-valuing your property to win the business. By using our Best Estate Agent Finder tool you’ll be able to see which local agents fail to achieve asking price and get an idea of which ones have a habit of over-valuing. We find that vendors will sell more quickly and make more money by achieving 99% of a fair asking price than 90% of an unrealistic one. So getting your asking price right from the start is important.

Check how often the agent achieves their recommended asking price using our free Best Estate Agent Finder tool which shows agent performance using actual sales data.

What research can I do to find out how much my house is worth?

Look at property portals like Rightmove to see asking prices for similar homes. And find out how much properties which are close to yours – and similar in style and condition – have actually sold for.

And as we explain above, if you’re looking for an immediate property valuation, make our instant house valuation online tool your starting point. This will give you both a high and low estimation of what your home could sell for. With our tool, the results you get are based on a combination of up-to-date local data, and Land Registry sold data. The Land Registry is the most accurate resource for sold prices – although be warned there is a time lag.

Also, stay up-to-date with house price trends by reading our monthly House price watch report.

Can I use an instant house valuation online tool if I’m remortgaging?

Yes. When you remortgage, you’ll need to know the value of your house. And using our instant house valuation online tool is a good place to start. However, bear in mind that as part of the remortgage process the lender will have its own mortgage valuation carried out. This will be undertaken by a surveyor, however these will often be ‘desktop valuations’ which means the value will be assessed using publicly available information rather than visiting the property.

How do I get my house valued if I’m getting divorced?

There are lots of other reasons why you’ll need to know the value of a house. These include divorce, probate, if you’re remortgaging or selling a house with a Help to Buy equity loan or if you’re remortgaging or selling a Shared Ownership property.

Our free instant house valuation online tool is a good place to start. Although in these cases you’ll usually need a valuation survey, which will be carried out by a RICS registered valuation surveyor.

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How is an instant house valuation online calculated?

With our instant house valuation online tool, the results you get are based on a combination of up-to-date local data, and Land Registry sold data. The Land Registry is the most accurate resource for sold prices – although be warned there is a time lag. Our instant house valuation tool will also give you a high and low estimation of what your home could sell for.

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