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DOORSTEP DECODED · BY CHILLIN LOUNGE

Your doorstep.
Decoded.

Understand what is happening where you live. Explore independent local evidence, official sources and the story behind your neighbourhood. Explore our live Schools, Planning and HMO sections.

Start with your postcode

Find the local information that matters to you. Choose a topic and we’ll take you to its existing search.

Your postcode stays in this browser tab while you move to the selected section. That section uses Postcodes.io to locate your area. We do not store this search in a Doorstep Decoded account. HMO figures are council totals, not addresses; Planning currently links to official registers, not a full planning application database.
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● Council sources first. No rumours. No resident profiles.

DISCOVER WHAT'S ON YOUR DOORSTEP

Eight ways to
decode your area.

One postcode-focused platform, built around evidence rather than speculation. Schools, Planning and HMO information are available now; other sections are in development.

Planning Decoded

Applications, decisions, refusals, appeals and approved changes.

Read the planning guide ↗● Guide live · records in development

New Builds Decoded

Housing developments, school pressures, traffic and developer promises.

In development

Roads Decoded

Roadworks, congestion, infrastructure and transport assessments.

In development

Council Decoded

Decisions, spending, consultations and accountability.

In development

Trades People Decoded

Local trades, credentials and moderated business information.

In development

Events Decoded

Local events, community activities and venue information.

In development
HOW WE WORK

Local information.
Made understandable.

From schools and planning to housing and neighbourhood changes, start with the topic that matters to you. We explain the evidence and link back to where it came from.

01

Find your area

Use the postcode searches within our live sections to explore local information.

02

See the source

We distinguish official records from proposals, estimates and information still awaiting verification.

03

Understand what it means

Plain-English explanations help you make sense of local changes without jumping to conclusions.

YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD IS MORE THAN A SET OF NUMBERS.

Doorstep Decoded is an independent community information project by Chillin Lounge. Information is dated and sourced where available; a missing record is not evidence that something is wrong.

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