AFD Software has been providing accurate address solutions for over 40 years. Thousands of organisations partner with The Postcode People at AFD to validate and cleanse address and location data.
AFD’s best-in-class expertise also covers linking additional datasets to addresses.
One of these datasets is what we call “property attributes” and gives additional insight into not only the property, but the people that reside there, their demographic, building detail, and specific insurance data.
Household size, life stage (e.g., “Young and Single”), number of children, etc.
Ownership status, type of residence, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, number of kitchens, type of residence (detached, bungalow, terrace), year built, current value, fuel and roof type, and listing status (e.g., “Available” or “Under Offer”).
Renewal months for home, contents, vehicle, and other policies.
AFD’s customers can be found in every sector requiring accurate address data, some of the specific use cases for Property Attributes Data includes:
This detailed data enables insurers to better assess risk and customise policies by understanding occupant characteristics, property attributes, and insurance renewal cycles. For example, knowing whether a household has pets or the number of occupants can affect premiums.
Retailers can better target marketing efforts by identifying households with children or specific life stages, aligning offers to their needs, and enhancing product placement strategies.
Banks and lenders benefit from accurate property values and household information for more precise mortgage risk assessments and loan approvals.
Knowing property types, household composition, and occupancy helps logistics companies plan deliveries and services more effectively, reducing operational inefficiencies.
A full list of all the Property Characteristics that can be returned with AFD’s Address Lookup API or appended to address databases can be found below or in more detail by visiting our documentation
Lone Parent |
Number of Children under 18 at property |
Individual Lifestage |
Summary Household Composition |
Household Size-number of adults in household |
Has Child in household 0-4 years old |
Has Child in household 5-7 years old |
Has Child in household 8-10 years old |
Has Child in household 11-16 years old |
Has Child in household 17-21 years old |
Home Ownership Status |
Has Pets (any undefined pet) |
Has Cat (specifically) |
Has Dog (specifically) |
Home Insurance Renewal Month (joint buildings and contents) |
Contents Insurance Renewal Month (just contents insurance renewal) |
Buildings Insurance Renewal Month (just buildings insurance renewal month) |
Motor Insurance Renewal Month |
Car Insurance Renewal Month |
Van Insurance Renewal Month |
Pet Insurance Renewal Month |
Travel Insurance Renewal Month |
Motorbike Insurance Renewal Month |
Type of Residence |
The number of bedrooms in a property |
The number of rooms within a property excluding bathrooms and kitchen |
The year the property has been recorded as being built |
The current estimated value of the property |
The current listing status of the property |
The date of the last transaction recorded by the Land Registry (data goes back to 1995) |
The estimated value of the property split into £100,000 bands for ease of selection |
Whether the property is listed by English Heritage |
Flag indicating whether there is a watercourse within 200 metres |
The distance (in metres) to a watercourse if it is within 200 metres |
The distance to the centre line of the nearest road |
The distance from the nearest tree over 10 metres tall to the property geocode |
The number of burglaries per property per year averaged over a LSOA |
The main type of fuel used by the property's heating system |
What walls the property contains |
The main method of which the property is heated |
The type of roof a property has (Flat) |
The average slope of the property roof |
The estimated fraction of a property which has a flat roof |
The number of bathrooms in the property |
The value of home contents cover |
Building Construction Period |
Bungalow |
Name of AFD Product in use |
The Country Name for the data returned |
The estimated property value |
The lower confidence limit of the property value (95%) |
The upper confidence limit of the property value (95%) |
The estimated year the property was built |
The upper limit of the estimated year the property was built |
The lower limit of the estimated year the property was built |