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Homedata vs Searchland

Build with an API,
not around a dashboard.

Searchland is a SaaS platform for property professionals — a research tool you log into. Homedata is a REST API for developers — property data you integrate into your own application. Different products for different needs.

Pay as you go — 100 tokens = £1, no subscription needed. Transparent token weights — no per-seat costs.

Two different approaches to property data

Searchland

SaaS platform

Web dashboard you log into

Map-based UI, planning alerts, ownership data. For researching properties manually.

Per-seat pricing

£195/seat/month, annual commitment. Scales with team size, not usage.

Built for property professionals

Agents, developers, investors who research properties through a visual interface.

Homedata

Developer API

REST API you integrate

40+ endpoints, JSON responses. Build property data into your own application.

Pay-per-call pricing

Pay as you go — 100 tokens = £1, no subscription needed. No per-seat pricing, no annual lock-in.

Built for developers

Engineers building property platforms, mortgage tools, estate agent portals, compliance systems.

Searchland and Homedata solve different problems. If you need a research tool for your team, evaluate Searchland. If you need an API for your product, read on.

Feature comparison

What each product offers — and where they differ.

Homedata
Searchland
Product type REST API — integrate into your app SaaS dashboard — log in and research
Pricing model Per request, in tokens — pay as you go, 100 tokens = £1 Per-seat — £195/seat/month, annual commitment
Entry price Pay as you go — first top-up matched 100% No free tier — demo/trial only
Minimum commitment None — pay as you go; monthly is optional, stop any time Annual contract typical
Address search API V1: 2 tokens No public API — dashboard search only
Property data 40+ REST endpoints — EPC, risk, planning, sales… Rich — planning, ownership, boundaries, titles
Visual map tools Not a visual product — you build your own UI Built-in — draw-to-search, heatmaps, layers
Planning alerts API data — build your own alert system Built-in email alerts for saved areas
Ownership / title data Land Registry titles via API Rich — ownership, companies, portfolio tracking
Developer documentation Full — sidebar docs, 3-language examples, playground N/A — not a developer product

Where Searchland is stronger

Searchland is a polished product for property professionals who need a visual research tool.

  • Visual map-based research

    Draw-to-search, boundary layers, heatmaps, satellite imagery. Built for visual property research — no code required.

  • Ownership and portfolio tracking

    See who owns what, track company portfolios, identify ownership chains. Deep Land Registry integration built into the dashboard.

  • Planning application alerts

    Email alerts for new planning applications in saved areas. Proactive monitoring without building your own notification system.

Where Homedata is stronger

Built for developers who want property data as infrastructure, not a product.

  • REST API — build your own product

    40+ JSON endpoints with full docs and examples. Integrate UK property data into your application, dashboard, or workflow — your UI, your design, your logic.

  • Transparent pricing — no per-seat cost

    First top-up matched 100% to build and test. Address find costs 2 tokens, retrieve 5 — still far cheaper than per-lookup competitors. No subscription needed, no annual commitment, no per-seat pricing.

  • Broader data coverage

    EPC ratings, 7 environmental risk types, comparable sales, live listings, council tax, crime, solar potential, deprivation — all from one API key.

  • Self-serve from day one

    Sign up, get an API key, make your first call — all in 5 minutes. No demos, no qualification calls, no annual contract negotiation.

What using an API looks like

Searchland gives you a dashboard. Homedata gives you data you can code against. Here is a property enrichment in 3 lines.

Request

# Address search — 2 tokens
curl https://api.homedata.co.uk/address/find/ \
  -G --data-urlencode "q=10 Downing Street" \
  -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY"

# Full property enrichment — 1 token
curl https://api.homedata.co.uk/property/10002210501/base/ \
  -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_KEY"

Response — property data as JSON

{
  "uprn": "10002210501",
  "address": "10 Downing Street, London",
  "postcode": "SW1A 2AA",
  "bedrooms": 4,
  "property_type": "Terraced",
  "current_energy_efficiency": 72,
  "epc_floor_area": 310,
  "construction_age_band": "1900-1929",
  "has_garden": false,
  "building_height": 14.2,
  "latitude": 51.5034,
  "longitude": -0.1276
}

Searchland shows this in a dashboard. Homedata returns it as JSON — build whatever you want on top of it.

Need property data as an API?
Start building now.

Address search costs just 2 tokens. Sign up for an API key in 30 seconds when you want property data. Your first top-up is matched 100%.

Address search: GET /address/find/?q=SW1A+2AA — send it with your API key from a terminal or your server; a browser link cannot carry the header.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a property data API and a SaaS platform?

A property data API returns raw structured data (JSON) that developers integrate into their own applications. A SaaS platform (like Searchland) is a pre-built web tool you log into and use directly. APIs are for building; SaaS platforms are for using.

Does Searchland have a REST API?

Searchland is primarily a SaaS web dashboard for property professionals. It is not designed as a developer API. If you need property data as a REST endpoint to integrate into your own application, Homedata is the developer-first alternative.

What data does Searchland cover that isn't available free?

Searchland's value is in its aggregated, visual interface for planning applications, ownership data, and site intelligence — presented as a map-based tool. The underlying data (planning.data.gov.uk, Land Registry) is open data, but Searchland adds the aggregation and UX layer. Homedata provides the underlying data as API endpoints.

Which is cheaper for developers: Searchland or a direct API?

Searchland charges £195/seat/month (annual commitment) for their SaaS platform. Homedata is pay as you go (100 tokens = £1) with bonus tokens on a monthly subscription — no per-seat pricing. For developers building applications, Homedata is significantly cheaper at scale.

Can I access planning application data without a Searchland subscription?

Yes — planning application data is available from planning.data.gov.uk as open data, and via the Homedata planning endpoint as normalised JSON for any UPRN in England and Wales, with coverage that varies by local planning authority. No Searchland subscription required.