Groundsure Report Cost (2026)

What a Groundsure report is

Groundsure is one of the two leading environmental search providers in the UK, alongside Landmark. When your conveyancer orders the environmental search in the standard pack, it is often a Groundsure report that comes back. It costs around £40 to £70.

The report screens the property and the land around it against a wide set of environmental data, flagging anything that might need a closer look before you commit to the purchase.

What Groundsure reports cover

• Contaminated land risk, including former industrial use and landfill nearby.
• Flood risk from rivers, sea, surface water and groundwater.
• Ground stability, subsidence and natural ground hazards.
• Energy and infrastructure projects, such as planned developments and ground-source schemes.
• An overall pass or further-action recommendation.

Who orders it and when

You do not buy a Groundsure report directly. Your conveyancer orders it as part of the search pack once your offer is accepted and you have instructed them, so you pay for it weeks into the process as a disbursement.

If a Groundsure report returns a concern, you may be advised to commission a more detailed follow-up. Most properties pass, but the cost of investigating a contamination or stability flag after you own the property is far higher than checking up front.

Screen the same risks for £4.99 first

You can get an early read on the big environmental risks before any Groundsure report is ordered. HomeBuyerCheck's free report shows flood risk from Environment Agency data for any address, and the £4.99 Premium report adds ground stability and subsidence risk from British Geological Survey data, mining, radon and listed or conservation overlays.

It is not a replacement for the formal environmental search your solicitor orders, but it tells you whether a property carries obvious environmental concerns before you commit to the full search pack of £250 to £450.

What is a Groundsure report? The three homebuyer versions and their list prices

Groundsure provides due diligence reports for residential and commercial property transactions. On a house purchase, a Groundsure report is the environmental search: it checks the property and the land around it against environmental and ground data and flags anything that needs a closer look. Groundsure publishes three residential reports on its website, with these list prices (checked 28 September 2026):

• Groundsure Homescreen, £62.95: its entry-level environmental screening report, covering contaminated land, flood, ground stability and radon, and planning constraints, for sites up to one hectare, turned round in under 24 hours.
• Groundsure Homebuyers, £92.60: described by Groundsure as its premium residential environmental risk report. It adds climate change analysis, energy, transportation and nearby planning applications, also under 24 hours.
• Groundsure Avista, £138.90: its most comprehensive report. It adds the CON29M coal mining search, non-coal mining and Cheshire salt, for sites up to 15 hectares, turned round in under 48 hours.

Why the price on your conveyancing quote can differ

The figures above are Groundsure's own list prices. The environmental search line on a conveyancing quote is set by your conveyancer or their search provider, so it can differ from them. Ask which report they order. In a former coalfield, a report that already includes the CON29M coal mining search, such as Avista, may mean you do not need a separate mining search.