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Construction history

Find the evidence for a home’s age.

Investigate when a house was built using records, historical context and clearly labelled uncertainty.

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First, find the home.

Search an address in England or Wales to explore the records available for that property.

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A building can have more than one meaningful date: original construction, later extensions and conversion into flats. Decide which question you are trying to answer before treating any recorded date as the age of the whole property.

What to check.

Start with the available records

Look for an EPC construction age band, planning references and documents from the seller. Keep an age range as a range rather than converting it into a precise year.

Build a timeline of changes

Separate the original building from extensions and conversions. Compare source dates and note where an address or property layout changed.

Find corroborating evidence

Ask the relevant council or archive about historical records, and discuss construction clues with a surveyor. A useful conclusion may be a supported range rather than an exact year.

What the evidence cannot tell you.

An EPC age band is not a verified construction date. A registration date, first recorded sale or recent certificate date should not be assumed to mark when the house was built.

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