A UK address API that returns the property, not just the postcode.
If you're looking to move away from getAddress.io, Homedata's address API covers all 36 million UK addresses and returns enriched property data with every lookup — bedrooms, EPC, floor area, and property type alongside the standard address and UPRN.
Free tier — 100 calls/month, no credit card required. Address find costs 2 calls, retrieve costs 5. Transparent weighted billing.
What happened with getAddress.io?
In October 2025, getAddress.io published a notice on their own homepage stating they had received an intellectual property claim from Royal Mail and IDDQD Limited in relation to the use of Royal Mail's postcode address data. The service subsequently shut down.
If you were a getAddress customer, you'll need a replacement. This page shows you how to migrate to Homedata's address API in under an hour.
How we compare
| getAddress.io | Homedata | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Shut down | Live |
| Free tier | 5,000 lookups/day (was free) | 100 calls/month free — address find 2 calls, retrieve 5 calls |
| Addresses covered | ~30M | 36M indexed addresses |
| UPRN returned | Yes | Yes |
| Property data on Retrieve | No — address + UPRN only | Yes — bedrooms, property type, EPC rating, floor area, last sold price |
| Autocomplete speed | ~200ms | ~250ms |
| Self-serve signup | Was available | Yes — API key in under 2 minutes |
| JS widget / npm package | Yes | REST API — bring your own UI |
You get more than a formatted string.
getAddress returned an address and a UPRN. Our Retrieve endpoint returns the property — the same data you'd find in a property listing, without the scraping.
- ✓ Bedrooms and property type — auto-populate forms without asking the user
- ✓ EPC rating — energy efficiency at lookup time, useful for mortgage and insurance flows
- ✓ Floor area (m²) — from EPC records, for valuation and conveyancing
- ✓ Tenure — freehold or leasehold, from Land Registry
- ✓ Last sold price and date — from Land Registry HMLR records
- ✓ Council tax band — for tenancy, insurance, and letting platforms
All of this comes back in a single Retrieve call. No additional endpoints, no extra credits.
{
"uprn": "100023336956",
"address": "14 Maple Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1QA",
"postcode": "BS8 1QA",
"lat": 51.4545,
"lng": -2.6031,
// The part getAddress didn't give you:
"bedrooms": 4,
"property_type": "Terraced",
"epc_floor_area": 112,
"current_energy_efficiency": 72,
"last_sold_price": 585000,
"last_sold_date": "2022-03-15"
}
Enriched fields are available on paid plans. Address find: 2 calls. Retrieve with enrichment: 5 calls.
Migration guide
The API shape is similar to what you're used to. Most integrations migrate in under an hour.
Get an API key
Sign up — it takes under 2 minutes. Your API key appears in the developer dashboard immediately. Address find and postcode lookup cost 2 calls each, retrieve costs 5 calls — transparent weights that reflect real licensing costs.
Swap the autocomplete endpoint
The autocomplete (Find) call is nearly identical. Update the base URL and query parameter name:
curl "https://api.getAddress.io/find/BS8+1QA?api-key=YOUR_KEY&expand=true"
curl "https://api.homedata.co.uk/api/address/find/?q=14+Maple+Avenue+BS8"
# No API key needed for public endpoint. Find: 2 calls.
Update the Retrieve (full address) call
Instead of passing a getAddress ID, pass the UPRN returned from Find. The Retrieve response includes everything getAddress returned, plus enriched property data.
curl "https://api.getAddress.io/get/{id}?api-key=YOUR_KEY"
curl "https://api.homedata.co.uk/api/address/retrieve/{uprn}/" \
-H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY"
Response field mapping
formatted_address → address ·
postcode → same ·
thoroughfare → line_1 ·
town_or_city → town
That's the migration.
Update the base URL, swap the API key header, adjust 3–4 response field names. The Find → Retrieve two-step pattern is the same. Most teams get it done in an afternoon.
Pricing
Address lookup uses transparent call weights: Find and Postcode cost 2 calls each, and the enriched Retrieve — which adds bedrooms, EPC, floor area and more — costs 5 calls per request. Most property data endpoints cost just 1 call.
- ✓ Find + Postcode lookup
- ✓ 1,000 req/month across all endpoints
- ✓ UPRN returned
- — Enriched Retrieve
- ✓ Find + Postcode lookup (free)
- ✓ 2,000 calls/month
- ✓ Core + Risk & Environment
- ✓ Enriched property data
- ✓ 10,000–250,000 calls/month
- ✓ Comparables + market data
- ✓ Priority support
- ✓ SLA available
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Searchland
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Nestdata vs Homedata →Ready to migrate?
Get your free API key in under 2 minutes. 100 free calls/month — no credit card required. Address find costs just 2 calls.