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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. Start with HMO Decoded, our first live section.

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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. HMO Decoded is available now; other specialist sections are being developed.

Planning Decoded

Applications, decisions, refusals, appeals and approved changes.

In development

New Builds Decoded

Housing developments, school pressures, traffic and developer promises.

In development

Schools Decoded

Admissions, places, criteria and expansion plans.

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
—councils with published HMO totals
—official sources registered
—source URLs responding

Coverage is expanding. A missing council record does not establish an unlicensed property.

01 / EXPLORE

Find your
local picture.

Real council-level HMO figures from official 2024–25 statistics. Search a town or postcode and zoom to its council area.

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HMO DECODED ● OFFICIAL HMO TOTALS
Start with Salford.Select a coloured council area for official HMO estimates and licensing counts.
02 / THE METHOD

No rumours.
Just sources.

We keep licensing, planning decisions and community feedback separate. Each information source is checked and dated.

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Licensing records

Follow council HMO licensing sources with a clear record of when their links were last checked.

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Planning information

Find official planning searches and understand the difference between permission and occupation.

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Ongoing checks

Scheduled source monitoring catches broken links and document changes. Data still needs verification.

03 / COMMUNITY INPUT

Something
we should check?

Send us a licensing, planning or standards question. Reports stay confidential and are never automatically pinned to the map.

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04 / GUIDES & SOURCES

Understand the
HMO evidence.

Clear explanations of licensing, planning applications and dated council evidence, including our Salford coverage. All guides use public information and link to official sources.

GOOD INFORMATION NEEDS CONTEXT.

Licensing and planning records do not identify who lives in a property. Planning approval does not confirm that an HMO is operating. This independent directory is not affiliated with a council or government department.

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