PropertyView UK

PropertyView UK is a national geospatial building database from Geospatial Insight covering more than 29 million buildings in the UK, with over 70 attributes per property. Records on the UK's diverse building stock are often outdated, fragmented or incomplete, which makes it hard to manage, maintain and decarbonise a built environment that the provider says produces 25% of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

The database combines open data from Defra, Historic England, OpenStreetMap and Ordnance Survey with proprietary intelligence that Geospatial Insight derives from digital mapping data, airborne LiDAR, and aerial and satellite imagery, using advanced analytics. The provider describes this as combining high-resolution satellite imagery, AI-driven analysis and curated datasets to give address-level intelligence for every UK property. Attributes cover building characteristics and dimensions, including height, tenure, structural materials, energy efficiency, solar potential, driveway availability, and listed and conservation status.

Key capabilities:

• Building-level attributes: 70+ attributes for each of 29M+ buildings, with regular updates to reflect new construction.
• Selectable attribution: Buyers can take the whole resource or only the attributes their application needs, and the intelligence can be tailored to project needs.
• Fewer site surveys: Aims to cut survey and data-gathering costs; insurers and lenders can assess risk, verify assets and support underwriting without a site visit.
• Flexible delivery: An API for integration into existing systems, a SaaS platform, individual property reports, and GIS and CSV outputs.

Geospatial Insight launched PropertyView UK in September 2024 and says many local authorities and commercial organisations already use it. Applications include decarbonisation and energy efficiency, insurance, urban planning, portfolio management and property management.