Land Registry to provide property identifiers for Price Paid Data
The changes mean estate agents will be able to build more accurate property details, the Land Registry said.
The Land Registry has unveiled changes to the way it presents its monthly Price Paid Dataset, which it says will be helpful for estate agents.
From 28th August 2026, HM Land Registry will provide Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) and INSPIRE IDs in separate lookup tables alongside the monthly Price Paid Data dataset.
It responds to customer demand for UPRNs and INSPIRE IDs to be included alongside Price Paid Data and will make it easier for agents to connect sale price information with property and location datasets.
The Land Registry suggested estate agents and property portals will be able to access more accurate listing data by linking Price Paid Data to UPRNs to get historic sale prices for the correct property, reducing errors caused by inconsistent addresses or duplicate records.
We have a strategic plan to unlock the value of our data to create new opportunities for innovation and growth.”
It will also provide a more clear property history, the Land Registry said.
Lynne Nicholson, Deputy Director for Data at HM Land Registry, says: “We have a strategic plan to unlock the value of our data to create new opportunities for innovation and growth.
“To support this, and in response to customer demand, we are providing UPRNs and INSPIRE IDs through a series of lookup tables, beginning with our Price Paid dataset.
“Later this financial year, we will be adding similar lookup tables to our UK Companies data and Overseas Companies data, as part of our move to support a more efficient, transparent, and digitally connected property market.”
The UPRNs are provided and managed by technology brand GeoPlace.
Its Managing Director Nick Chapallaz, adds: “HM Land Registry has already established a valuable link between title numbers and UPRNs, helping connect property ownership information with authoritative location data. Extending that approach to Price Paid Data is a natural next step.
“As a persistent, unique identifier maintained through local authority address custodians and GeoPlace, the UPRN provides certainty of reference across the property sector, ensuring that different organisations are working with the same property, regardless of how its address appears in their systems.
“That shared reference point enables property data from different sources to be linked, analysed and mapped, opening up new opportunities for insight across the property market.”
