Sample dossier

What a property dossier actually contains.

This is a complete walkthrough of a dossier for a fictional address, 24 Market Row, Bristol BS1 4ST. Every figure below is illustrative — it is not a live lookup and not a real property's record. A real dossier has the same structure, filled from the sources named on each card.

Illustrative values · fictional address · not a live lookup

Sales history

What the property last sold for

Last recorded sale
£485,000 · Jan 2024
Previous sale
£463,000 · Apr 2023
Tenure
Freehold
Change since 2018
+18% over 6 years

Source: HM Land Registry price paid data

Registered transactions only. New builds and some transfers appear late or not at all.

Energy

EPC rating and what it would take to improve

Current rating
E · score 48
Potential rating
C · score 71
Certificate lodged
March 2019
Floor area
96 m²

Source: Government EPC register

Reflects the most recent lodged certificate, which may predate recent works.

Risk screening

Flood and planning constraints

Rivers and sea
Low
Surface water
Medium
Conservation area
Yes — city centre
Listed building
No record

Source: Environment Agency · Planning Data

Area-level screening, not a property-level survey. It guides further investigation.

Place

Neighbourhood context

Nearest primary
0.3 miles · Ofsted Good
Nearest secondary
0.8 miles · Ofsted Outstanding
Street-level crime
12-month trend available
Air quality screening
Within national objectives

Source: ONS · Police.uk · DfE and Ofsted

Postcode-centroid or area-level. Treat as context, not a property attribute.

Every card names its source and its limits.

That is the point of the format: you can see what the records say, when they were recorded, and where coverage runs out — so you know how much weight to give each signal before a client conversation.

Screening guides further investigation. It does not replace a survey, valuation, legal search or professional advice.