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Comparable selection deskConnected recordsReviewed 13 August 2026

Find comparable property sales

Build a reviewable candidate pool of nearby registered transactions, retain the useful records and document why apparent matches were excluded.

Price Paid records cover England and Wales. The connected planning screen covers selected English datasets and uses a postcode centroid.
THE DECISION QUESTION

Which nearby sold properties genuinely help answer the subject-property question?

Distance is only a discovery aid. A useful comparable set must be selected around a described subject property and challenged for type, tenure, date, size, condition, lease terms and micro-location. PropertyMetrics does not automate a valuation; it makes the selection rule and unresolved differences visible.

What this tool page does

This route is for documenting why candidates are retained or rejected. The related guide explains professional evidence principles; the tool records your actual selection work.

Read the comparable evidence method →

A reviewable workflow

  1. 01

    Describe the subject before filtering

    Record the property type, tenure and known physical or legal facts. Without a subject definition, every nearby transaction can look relevant.

  2. 02

    Widen the candidate pool transparently

    The workspace checks up to eight postcode centroids within 750 metres. Every candidate keeps its source postcode and centroid distance, while exact-postcode records remain separately visible.

  3. 03

    Retain and exclude with reasons

    Choose a small evidence set, preserve the registered price and write the most important unresolved difference. Rejected candidates matter because they expose cherry-picking.

  4. 04

    Export a dated handoff

    Carry source records, adjustments, notes and open checks into a readable printed or PDF handoff before discussing the evidence with a surveyor, valuer or adviser.

Selection review output

  • A separately labelled exact and nearby candidate pool
  • Subject, retained candidates and explicit exclusions
  • Immutable registered prices beside user adjustments
  • Open differences for professional review

Fields retained

  • Exact and nearby postcode source labels
  • Centroid distance for discovery only
  • Broad type, tenure and completion window filters
  • Immutable registered price plus separate user adjustment
  • Selection notes, exclusions and open diligence checks

What this cannot establish

  • Centroid distance is not walking or boundary distance
  • No automatic floor-area or condition match
  • No valuation confidence score
  • Adjustments are user judgement, not public facts
  • Professional valuation remains outside the product

Sources checked for this method

Editorial check completed 13 August 2026. Source links open the issuing body rather than a copied summary.

RICS comparable evidence guidance ↗ONS Postcode Directory ↗