2023-03-18 21:48
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2023-03-01 21:49
I've uploaded the latest Land Registry data for England and Wales to the site. Prices continue to bounce back from the end of the Stamp Duty holiday slump, although rising interest rates may… Read More
2023-02-26 11:41
I've uploaded the latest postcode data from the ONS. The data looks sensible but let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2023-02-19 22:36
I've added ESRI Shape data for several of the KML/GeoJSON downloads. Let me know where else you would find them useful Read More
2023-02-01 21:28
I've uploaded the latest data from the Land Registry to the website. Prices are on the way up again but the number of sales are still low Read More
2022-12-31 10:02
The latest house price data from the Land Registry is on the site. Remarkably, prices are back in positive territory, although the number of sales is still weak Read More
2022-12-18 22:04
When someone dies, to access their bank account, the executor goes to the bank, shows them the relevant documentation and gets access to the account. Bitcoin works differently (and presumabl… Read More
2022-12-03 22:40
I've uploaded the latest station usage data for 2021-2022. Traveller numbers have partially recovered from the pandemic, but are still some way from their pre-pandemic levels. Probably not s… Read More
2022-11-28 21:47
The server is slowly churning through the latest house price data from the Land Registry. It looks like the number of sales are still falling but prices are starting to head up. Also interes… Read More
2022-11-26 15:03
I've uploaded the latest postcode date from the ONS to the site. As ever, let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2022-10-28 19:52
I'm in the process of uploading the latest house price data to the website. It looks like house prices are on the way up again, although they are still negative on an annual basis. I would g… Read More
2022-10-23 20:29
I've added GeoJSON versions of some of the KML downloads on the website. If they prove popular, I'll add more as time goes on. Let me know if there is anything you'd particularly like to see… Read More
2022-09-30 17:10
I'm uploading the latest Land Registry data to my website. Sale prices continue to fall but more slowly. And right on cue, the government have reduced Stamp Duty in a bid to get prices movin… Read More
2022-09-25 15:22
A long time ago, one of the users of my Strava Segment Explorer asked for the ability to filter segments by whether they had a Local Legend. Well, now you can! Most segments still don't have… Read More
2022-09-19 20:28
I've just added a new feature to the site. When using the segment explorer, you can download a CSV file of the segments you're viewing. The CSV file will include all the segments I know abou… Read More
2022-09-01 21:02
I'm in the process of uploading the latest house sales data for July 2022 to my website. According to the Land Registry, prices are falling on an annual basis but this article caught my eye… Read More
2022-08-05 20:52
I've updated the GB station usage data for 2020-2021. As you may expect, the usage of stations collapsed during this period of time, something to do with a pandemic, you may remember it.The… Read More
2022-07-28 20:48
I'm uploading the latest property data from the Land Registry to my website. Whilst the price of everything else is going through the roof, the price of houses have started going down for th… Read More
2022-07-10 10:22
I've uploaded the latest property sales data to my website. House price inflation seems to be bouncing around close to zero, which I guess is why the government is talking about 50 year mort… Read More
2022-06-05 20:28
I've uploaded the latest property data for England and Wales to my website. The annual figures still show sales falling with prices flat and likely to turn negative next month Read More
2022-05-03 20:40
I'm currently uploading the latest house price data to my website. I really need to improve the performance of the import, it now takes days to complete, but it should be complete some… Read More
2022-04-13 21:33
I've been trying to figure out how to convert my site to .NET 5 or 6 for a long while. The pages are written in PHP (because that was the only thing available to me on my web host at the tim… Read More
2022-03-28 21:49
I've uploaded the latest Land Registry data to my website. I've also added a "Sale Type" column to the data which shows if the sale is a non-standard sale. These include transfers under a po… Read More
2022-03-03 21:25
I've uploaded the latest Land Registry data for England and Wales to my website. No analysis, there's more important things to think about Read More
2022-02-28 20:40
I've added the approximate distance to the sea for every postcode. This is available on the individual postcode pages and as part of the CSV downloads Read More
2022-02-20 14:13
Probably only of use to me, but I've added a page that lets you find the shortest distance between a postcode and a straight lineDistance to a line (doogal.co.uk) Read More
2022-01-31 20:33
I've uploaded the latest house price data for England and Wales to my website. And it's as you were, with lower sales and slowing inflation in prices. Read More
2022-01-28 20:48
.NET Coords is now a .NET Standard 2.0 project, meaning it can be used in .NET Framework 4.8 and .NET Core projects Read More
2022-01-22 16:10
I've uploaded UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number) data for the UK to my website. They are only currently available as a link from viewing a particular postcode (an example) but do let me… Read More
2022-01-01 12:44
Someone asked about getting hold of the code to generate FIT files from Strava segments. It's not possible to provide standalone code since it's has dependencies on the rest of my website an… Read More
2021-12-30 20:44
My server is churning through the latest Land Registry data (for November 2021) and the top level figures are now available on my website. Prices continue upwards although at a slower pace… Read More
2021-12-23 21:57
I've released a new version of .NET Coordinates to add support for the Irish Transverse Mercator coordinate system. This was introduced 20 years ago to replace the Irish National Grid and I… Read More
2021-12-13 22:23
I've been showing some love to the Distance to Sea page. I've improved the precision of the coastline I'm using for the calculation, although it's still not super accurate since it would be… Read More
2021-11-26 20:10
I've uploaded the latest Land Registry data to my website. It's been a few months since the end of the Stamp Duty holiday and it's now clear the number of sales has fallen quite dramatically… Read More
2021-11-13 11:19
I've uploaded the November 2021 ONS postcode data to the site. It all looks good but let me know of any problems Read More
2021-11-12 11:06
I've updated my constituency data to include the MP and their party. I've also improved the KML to use markers representing each party Read More
2021-11-10 21:25
Everybody loves buses, right? So everybody must also love bus stops. A while ago someone asked about adding the nearest bus stop to the postcode data alongside the nearest train station and… Read More
2021-11-03 21:35
I've uploaded the latest house price data from the Land Registry to my website. Prices are still rising although the rate of increase seems to have peaked Read More
2021-10-23 21:25
I've added Welsh preserved counties to the counties data. If anybody knows of any KML files of the boundaries of these counties, I'd be interested in reusing the data Read More
2021-10-04 21:10
A bit later than usual this month due to packing my daughter off to university, but the Land Registry data for August is now being uploaded to my website. Covid and the end of the Stamp Duty… Read More
2021-09-26 20:49
NUTS is yet another way of dividing countries into smaller subdivisions. It's been renamed to ITL since Brexit, although the defined areas currently remain the same.I've added level 2 and le… Read More
2021-09-20 21:50
I've made a little improvement to the shape generator page so you can load and save multiple collections of shapes. That means I can now use it for what I want to use it for!Map shapes gener… Read More
2021-09-19 15:22
The CSV download for built up areas now includes population, households and county dataBuilt up areas (doogal.co.uk)Population and households data is still from 2011 unfortunately, 2021 cens… Read More
2021-09-17 13:10
I've updated the polyline generator to include support for adding markersMap shapes generator (doogal.co.uk) Read More
2021-09-01 20:41
It started with me noticing I wasn't far from the top of the leaderboard for number of roads covered in Claygate on Wandrer. Then came the realisation that the only way to top that leaderboa… Read More
2021-08-28 13:52
I've made a small modification to the Find Postcodes page so you can now upload a KML file and see the shapes within it rather than having to upload and draw your own shape around it. L… Read More
2021-08-27 19:52
I'm in the process of uploading the latest Land Registry data to my site for July 2021. Although the sales data won't be complete yet, the effect of the end of the Stamp Duty holiday for hig… Read More
2021-08-22 10:55
I've just uploaded the latest ONS postcode data to my website. I've run my usual sanity checks, but let me know if something looks wrong Read More
2021-08-20 21:47
The Strava route viewer is now using the same maps as the segment explorer. Again hopefully I've not broken anything other than IE support Read More
2021-08-18 21:00
I’ve updated my Strava segment explorer page to use different maps. These maps include more tracks and paths and also show contour lines to give you more of an idea of the gradient you… Read More
2021-08-01 21:37
I’ve made some improvements to the Find Places page. Support for roads is now better since it displays the actual path of the road, rather than just the centre point. So if you questio… Read More
2021-07-30 10:30
I’ve decided to start posting updates on Twitter for people who prefer that for notificationsFollow me here Read More
2021-07-30 09:59
I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry to my website. Prices continue on their upward trend with the number of sales looking to have almost returned to their pre-pandemic level. Meanwh… Read More
2021-06-30 20:47
I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry data to my website. Transactions continue to fall, prices continue to rise… Read More
2021-06-01 21:28
Another month, another drop of property data. And another month showing a big increase in property prices. You can find the data here. Whether intentional or not, the Stamp Duty holiday has… Read More
2021-05-22 09:49
I’ve uploaded the latest postcode data from the ONS to my website. I’ve run the usual sanity checks but as always let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2021-05-01 13:22
I’ve uploaded the latest house price data from the Land Registry to my website. It seems the Stamp Duty holiday, put in place to save the housing market during the pandemic, has actual… Read More
2021-04-06 20:12
I’ve uploaded the latest house price data for England and Wales from the Land Registry to my website. We’re still in the middle of a pandemic but house prices continue to defy gr… Read More
2021-02-27 21:31
I’ve uploaded the latest data from the Land Registry to my website. House price inflation seems to be increasing and the number of sales seems to be heading back to pre-pandemic levels… Read More
2021-02-21 20:03
I’ve updated the UK postcode data on my website to use the February 2021 ONS release. It’s passed my usual sanity checks but if you see anything amiss, let me know Read More
2021-01-29 21:25
I’ve uploaded the latest property data for England and Wales to my website. I’ve also made some changes to the charts so they hopefully give a clearer picture of trends in sales… Read More
2020-12-30 16:30
I’ve uploaded the latest house sales data from the Land Registry to my website Read More
2020-12-26 19:32
I always forget to announce when new features have been added to the site, so here’s a few things that have been added over the last few monthsFind places – A new page to find pl… Read More
2020-12-02 21:28
I’ve uploaded the October 2020 Land Registry property sales data for England and Wales to my website. I really can’t think of anything to say about it! Read More
2020-11-21 21:46
I’ve uploaded the latest UK postcode data from the ONS to my website. I have checked that it looks OK but I often miss something so let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2020-10-29 20:35
The latest update from the Land Registry for September 2020 is now live on my site. Data still seems to be slow in coming through so the average sale price and number of sales is still volat… Read More
2020-09-29 20:51
The latest property data for England and Wales is now on my website. The number of sales has certainly fallen over the last few months, even though I’ve been hearing of a property boom… Read More
2020-08-28 20:45
The latest house price data from the Land Registry is now on my website. Sales are still way down but it’s too early to see what affect the Stamp Duty holiday has had, I’d imagin… Read More
2020-08-22 20:16
I’ve uploaded the latest postcode data from the ONS to my website. I’ve run my usual sanity checks and it all looks OK, but do let me know if you spot any anomalies Read More
2020-07-29 20:27
I’ve uploaded the Land Registry data for June 2020 to my website. I reported a couple of months ago that there had been 7 sales in April. This has now been revised up to over 20,000 sa… Read More
2020-07-01 19:55
I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry property data to my site. There’s a continued lack of sales being completed, although last month’s figures have been revised upwards… Read More
2020-06-05 10:15
The ONS have published their latest postcode data which is now uploaded to my site. As ever, I’ve run some sanity checks (codes for administrative areas have changed yet again!) and ev… Read More
2020-06-02 20:40
What happens to property sales in the middle of a pandemic? Perhaps unsurprisingly they fall off a cliff. According to the Land Registry, there were 7 sales in England and Wales in April, al… Read More
2020-05-01 20:45
In the before days, people bought and sold houses. I’ve uploaded the data for England and Wales from March to my website. Since the data is never complete for the previous month, it&rs&hell…Read More
2020-03-30 20:17
It may feel like a lifetime ago, but in the not too distant past people were able to buy and sell houses. I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry data to my website which is fairly unin… Read More
2020-02-29 09:01
I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry data for England and Wales to my website, covering sales up to January 2020. Prices continue to creep up, number of sales are hovering around the… Read More
2020-02-20 21:33
I’ve uploaded the latest postcode data from the ONS to my website. I’ve run the usual sanity checks but do let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2020-02-03 22:41
About 5 years ago, I decided I needed to buy myself a dedicated bike computer, rather than the phone I’d been using up to that point. Primarily this was so I could ride for further sin… Read More
2020-02-01 20:30
I’ve uploaded the latest property sales data for England and Wales to my website. Nothing of note to report, annual house price inflation is stuck at 1%, sales seem to be holding stead… Read More
2019-12-31 15:33
I’ve uploaded the latest property sales data from the Land Registry for England and Wales to my website. Prices continue to creep higher, number of sales are fairly static Read More
2019-11-29 23:56
I’ve uploaded the latest property data to my website. Nothing of interest to report… Read More
2019-11-24 21:50
I’ve uploaded the latest ONS postcode data to my website. I’ve run my usual sanity checks but let me know if you find any problems Read More
2019-11-02 11:27
I’ve uploaded the latest house price data to my website. Prices continue on their sluggish ascent, although the annual change is now below 1%. The number of sales seems surprisingly re… Read More
2019-10-03 20:42
The server running doogal.co.uk was getting a little long in the tooth and with more data getting added every month, was starting to slow down somewhat. So I’ve finally got round to up… Read More
2019-09-30 20:44
My server is straining to import the latest house price data, but not to worry, I’m in the process of building a new server with more memory and a faster hard drive which will be up an… Read More
2019-08-31 20:35
Another month, another set of house price and sales data from the Land Registry, which I’ve uploaded to my website. Prices are still managing to rise, but at an increasingly slow pace Read More
2019-08-25 21:23
I’ve uploaded the latest postcode update from the ONS to my website. I’ve run my usual sanity checks and everything appears correct but let me know if you spot anything amiss Read More
2019-07-28 10:12
I’ve uploaded the latest property sales data for England and Wales to my website. Not much to report, the long slow trend towards house price deflation continues Read More
2019-07-06 09:10
My random addresses generator is back. After having my hand slapped by Google Maps, I’ve had to re-implement it using my own database of property sales. Because of that change, the add… Read More
2019-06-28 20:51
I’ve uploaded the latest house price data for England and Wales to my website. The data is so boring at the moment I can’t find anything of interest to say about it. The annual r… Read More
2019-06-23 20:39
Here Maps has an interesting feature that I’ve not seen in other mapping solutions. Called isoline routing, it answers the question “Starting from point A, how far can I travel i… Read More
2019-05-31 20:52
I’ve uploaded the latest Land Registry data for April 2019 to my website. House price inflation continues to drift lower, to just under 2%. It looks like flats are actually dropping in… Read More
2019-05-30 19:10
I’ve uploaded the latest UK postcode data to my website. As ever if you spot anything amiss, let me know Read More
2019-05-05 20:47
On June 16th I’ll be riding from London to Brighton to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. I’ve ridden RideLondon before and was pleasantly surprised at the donations I… Read More
2019-05-01 21:06
I’ve uploaded the latest house price data for England and Wales to my website. Number of sales are fairly static with house price inflation dropping slightly to just under 2%. At the r… Read More
2019-04-13 13:41
When Google went insane and decided to charge excessive amounts for use of their mapping APIs I looked for an alternative. One of the features I needed was support for KML, since my website… Read More
2019-04-07 18:02
The boundaries for postcode areas, districts and sectors were rather out of date on my website. I originally downloaded them from a website that no longer exists. After searching around the… Read More
2019-03-28 16:53
I’ve just uploaded the latest house price data to my website. Not much to report (2% annual inflation still), but I do have some prettier charts Read More
2019-02-28 21:55
I’ve uploaded the latest property sales data from the Land Registry to my website. Not much to report, house price inflation remains at 2%, transactions remain flat Read More
2019-02-24 22:01
I have uploaded the latest UK postcode data from the ONS to my website. I’ve run my usual sanity checks and everything looks OK but let me know if anything appears amiss. Enjoy all the… Read More
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