Property Report Options in Ireland
Data check, desk report, or full survey? What each one covers, what it costs, and the order most buyers use them in.
| Compare | Most buyers start here PropertyPack data check | Desk report e.g. Home Hunter Report | Surveyor's survey pre-purchase inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €29 | €199 | €450–€799 (typical) |
| What it covers | The location and its records: flood, radon, BER, mica/pyrite designations, planning, crime, schools, broadband, LPT, sold-price comparables | A researcher-compiled desk report on the property and area (20+ pages) | The physical building: structure, roof, damp, defects — a professional inspects the property in person |
| Speed | Free snapshot in about a minute; full PDF in 2-3 minutes | Delivered by email, advertised within 20 minutes | Days to weeks, depending on surveyor availability |
| When to use it | Before you bid — on every property you're seriously considering | If you want a human-compiled desk report and the price works for you | After your offer is accepted — strongly recommended for any purchase |
| Notes | 18 checks from official Irish sources | Price and delivery as published on the provider's site, 15 August 2026 | Typical published price range across Irish providers, 15 August 2026 |
PropertyPack data check
€29
- Covers
- The location and its records: flood, radon, BER, mica/pyrite designations, planning, crime, schools, broadband, LPT, sold-price comparables
- Speed
- Free snapshot in about a minute; full PDF in 2-3 minutes
- When to use it
- Before you bid — on every property you're seriously considering
18 checks from official Irish sources
Desk report (e.g. Home Hunter Report)
€199
- Covers
- A researcher-compiled desk report on the property and area (20+ pages)
- Speed
- Delivered by email, advertised within 20 minutes
- When to use it
- If you want a human-compiled desk report and the price works for you
Price and delivery as published on the provider's site, 15 August 2026
Surveyor's pre-purchase survey
€450–€799 (typical)
- Covers
- The physical building: structure, roof, damp, defects — a professional inspects the property in person
- Speed
- Days to weeks, depending on surveyor availability
- When to use it
- After your offer is accepted — strongly recommended for any purchase
Typical published price range across Irish providers, 15 August 2026
How much does a pre-purchase house survey cost in Ireland?
A surveyor's pre-purchase survey typically costs €450–€799 in Ireland and takes days to weeks to arrange, depending on surveyor availability (typical published price range across Irish providers, verified 15 August 2026). Commission it after your offer is accepted — before you bid, a €29 data check covers the location's records, so you only ever pay to survey the one house you're buying.
See exactly what the €29 check covers in the sample property report, and what the surveyor's inspection covers in the pre-purchase survey guide.
Cheap and early, expensive and late
These aren't competitors so much as different tools. You might data-check five houses — you'll only ever survey one.
While house-hunting
Data check every serious contender (€29)
Location records before you bid: flood, radon, planning, prices. Free snapshot first.
Optional
Desk report if you want a human-compiled dossier
A researcher-written report on the property and area, at a mid-tier price.
After sale agreed
Survey the one you're buying (€450–799)
A professional inspects the physical building — strongly recommended for any purchase.
Choosing a Property Report: FAQs
A surveyor's pre-purchase survey typically costs €450–€799 in Ireland and takes days to weeks to arrange, depending on surveyor availability (typical published price range across Irish providers, verified 15 August 2026). Commission it after your offer is accepted — before you bid, a €29 data check covers the location's records, so you only ever pay to survey the one house you're buying.
Three main options: (1) an automated data check like PropertyPack (€29, 18 checks of the location's official records, snapshot in about a minute); (2) a human-compiled desk report such as the Home Hunter Report (€199 as published 15 August 2026, delivered by email); (3) a surveyor's pre-purchase survey (typically €450–799), where a professional physically inspects the building. They cover different things — many buyers use a data check early and a surveyor after an offer is accepted.
Yes, for any property you go sale-agreed on. A data check reads the location's records — flood, radon, planning, prices — but only a surveyor standing in the building can find structural defects, damp or roof problems. They answer different questions; the data check's job is to stop you spending €450+ surveying a property whose location would have ruled it out anyway.
Automation. PropertyPack queries 18 official datasets by Eircode and compiles the results without a human researcher, which is why it costs €29 and returns a free snapshot in about a minute. Desk reports pay for research time; surveys pay for a professional's site visit and liability.
Run the cheap, fast check first — on every property you're seriously considering — and save the expensive options for the property you actually go sale-agreed on. Bidding season logic: you might data-check five houses (€29 each, or less on a bundle) but you'll only ever survey one.
Official data sourced from Irish government agencies
Check the location for €29 before you spend €450+ on a survey
18 official checks for any Eircode, free snapshot first.