A property search engine that uses Google Maps to display houses is going one
step further by adding prices of sold properties to the map.
OnOneMap
uses a customised version of
Google's
mapping service to display houses on a map rather than in a list. Users can
click the icon of a house to find out its price and other details. The site
lists homes for sale or rent from several agents.
The company, which is now a year old, was set up by a disgruntled home buyer
who was fed up with having to switch between several estate agents' websites.
In order to check the prices of houses that have been sold, OnOneMap is now
adding data from the
land
registry that will show how much other properties have been sold for in the
same area.
The purpose is to allow potential buyers to see whether or not they are
paying over the odds for a property in a particular area or road.
The land registry house price data is already available as a custom Google
map from
House
Price Maps but this is the first time both sold houses and homes on the
market have been displayed in the same place.
Grey house icons indicate a sold property while coloured icons show
properties currently for sale or rent.
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