Free alternative to Nimbus maps (check if multiple properties are private/council owned)?

OneBrightStar

Was searching for free alternative to nimbusmaps, but doesn't look like there is any. May be Nimbusfree should provide some basic plan for a minimal fee?

Alderbank

user1977 said:

newbieFTB said:

user1977 said:

Are there actually many bungalows among the social housing in the area? It's not a normal build type for council houses, apart from maybe small terraced/semi ones for the more infirm tenants.

Well the house that's being sold to fund the purchase is ex-Council and is opposite a row of Bungalows 

And are/were they council housing?

These properties are exempt from right to buy so none of them will be ex-council or for sale.

20vt-rs

Did you or anyone find an alternative to Nimbus maps? I am after something and Nimbus used to be great to give boundary outline and plot size. It's a lot £ per month though now  

grumbler

Not sure about council houses, but I've seen areas where several housing association houses are shown as a single plot. Those houses that were bough outright were shown separately. I think it's the same for council houses.

The site is https://www.landregistry-uk.com/map-search.

The boundaries are typically a little away from the satellite view, but give a good idea of the actual boundaries.

Murphybear

There’s tons of bungalows in good conditions in our part of the world (Dorset) but it’s one of the most expensive parts of the country.  When we lived in Devon I noted there were tons there.  We bought a 3 bedroomed one in Northants, there wasn't a lack and ours was cheaper than some 3 bedroomed houses.  

newbieFTB

Alderbank said:

user1977 said:

newbieFTB said:

user1977 said:

Are there actually many bungalows among the social housing in the area? It's not a normal build type for council houses, apart from maybe small terraced/semi ones for the more infirm tenants.

Well the house that's being sold to fund the purchase is ex-Council and is opposite a row of Bungalows 

And are/were they council housing?

These properties are exempt from right to buy so none of them will be ex-council or for sale.

An old thread but bumping up as @grumbler has linked to an alternative source that gives an indication as to whether individual properties are likey to be  privately owned, which was why I was looking for an alternative to Nimbus.

The bungalow my relative ended up buying was an ex-council property which was purchased by the vendor using right to buy so it seems that not all bungalows were exempt from right to buy (the vendor purchased in 2005 - not saying it hasn't changed nowadays).

newbieFTB

grumbler said:

Not sure about council houses, but I've seen areas where several housing association houses are shown as a single plot. Those houses that were bough outright were shown separately. I think it's the same for council houses.

The site is https://www.landregistry-uk.com/map-search.

The boundaries are typically a little away from the satellite view, but give a good idea of the actual boundaries.

Thanks, my relative has bought a bungalow now but this does pretty much what I was trying to achieve. Coincidentally the bungalow they bought was an ex-council property bought by the original owner using right to buy - looking on the map you linked to the surrounding properties are all on one plot with my relative's bungalow being on it's own plot so this would have done the job in trying to identify privately owned properties.

Grafting

Have you tried House Metric? They have sold prices for property which you can sort by bungalows. You can then see planning apps, plots size, cost per sqm, local area data insights and area heatmaps showing selling prices. Its £10.

Murphybear

lincroft1710z said:

newbieFTB said:

Woolsery said:

Nimbus was great while it lasted, but a leaflet costs very little and would you want every private bungalow in the area? If I was dropping leflets with a purchase in mind, some properties would be missed out because of aspect or other factors applied as a filter as I delivered them.

There's so few bungalows on the market here,

There's so few bungalows full stop!


Apart from seaside towns (especially south and east coasts) and the small Suffolk town of Brandon, most places have very few bungalows compared to houses. Many detached bungalows in good locations or on good plots are either extended upwards or demolished to be replaced by 4/5/6 bed houses. Very few new ones are being built.


Around where I live most bungalows on the market are high priced, need thousands spending on updating and stay on the market for approx. 5 minutes.


Estate Agents often do leaflet drops "Having sold STC we have a client looking for a property like yours" EAs will have a good knowledge of their local area, so it may be an option for you.

Interesting.  There are loads of bungalows where we live and they sell very quickly.