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Location
You would be amazed how much
you can find out about your house and its area online -local
services, schools, doctors, dentists, house prices, risks and
maps. Of course, if you are buying a new house, there is no substitute
for walking the neighbourhood late at night to get the feel of
the area!
General
Information:
- About
my vote -find out what
elections are happening in your area.
- BT Phonebook
-directory enquiries online for business and residential numbers
-search by name and location.
- DirectGov -find your local council, government departments
and agencies.
- Environment Agency -flood warning maps.
- GetMapping -comprehensive and detailed aerial photographic
record covering the UK, known as the Millennium Map - offer a
range of products including hardcopy prints and digital aerial
images sent by e-mail.
- Google
Maps -get maps and
satellite photos of your area, and search for businesses by postcode
- Homecheck -free guide to flooding, subsidence,
pollution, refuse tips and much more.
- Home-envirosearch
-online search for environmental problems in your area.
- Houses
of Parliament -find
your local MP and much more about the government of the UK.
- NetHousePrices
-useful information on house prices by area.
- Royal
mail postcodes -Postcodes
and addresses online
- Streetmap.co.uk -address searching and street map
facilities for the UK
- UpmyStreet -the real-life guide to your neighbourhood
-property prices, schools, council details.
Health:
- NHS -gateway to the National Health Service
-find a doctor or dentist in your area.
- Surgery
Door -general health
information including NHS local services.
- Schools:
- DFES -Department for Education and Skills
-government site on everything to do with education.
- Ofsted -inspection reports for schools in
any area.
- HM
Inspectorate of Education
-Scottish equivalent to Ofsted.
- DENI -Department of Education in Northern
Ireland
- ISBI -Independant Schools of the British
Isles
- ISIS -Independant Schools Information Service.
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