Your true cost

True Cost & affordability

Work through each section to understand what this home will really cost you — upfront and month to month.

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This home's price, your deposit, the mortgage, Stamp Duty and the cash you would need.

Your maximum budget

Not set yet. Set the ceiling you are willing to pay and every home is shown against it.

This is a price ceiling, not your cash. Stamp Duty and buying costs come out of your cash available — see Cash remaining below.

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Your price for this home. Used for affordability and "Your price per sq ft" — not shown as a verified listing price.

£

Not recorded for this home — estimates use a general average until you choose.

First-time buyer relief and other purchase-tax circumstances are asked in Stamp duty questions, below.

Mortgage amount
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Deposit
£0
Loan-to-value (LTV)
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Using your household figures. Only this home's price and local costs change.

Stamp duty

A few quick questions work out the tax for this home. Your answers stay private.

Which nation is this home in?

We couldn't confirm this from the postcode, so please choose. We never assume England.

More options

Left blank, we use the rates as checked on 24 September 2026.

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If entered, this figure is used instead of our estimate.

Stamp duty

Stamp duty needs confirmation

  • We need to know which nation this home is in. England, Wales and Scotland each have their own tax.

It is not counted as £0: your total cash needed and cash remaining stay incomplete until this is confirmed.

Estimate for guidance only — not tax advice.

Cash needed to buy this home

  • Stamp duty

    Not included in the total · Needs confirmation — answer the Stamp duty questions or enter your figure

    Needs confirmation

  • Conveyancing

    Go Locate estimate

    £1,600

  • Survey

    Go Locate estimate

    £750

  • Mortgage and product fees

    Go Locate estimate

    £1,000

  • Removals

    Go Locate estimate

    £650

  • First year buildings insurance

    Go Locate estimate

    £280

  • Moving and furnishing allowance

    Go Locate estimate · Optional

    £1,500

Estimated total cash required

Incomplete

£5,780 so far, plus stamp duty once confirmed

How much cash would be left?

Add the cash your household has available for this move to see what remains after the upfront costs.

Purchase cost breakdown

Add this home's price to see how the purchase splits between your deposit, the mortgage, stamp duty and buying costs.

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Your monthly picture appears here

Add your monthly take-home pay and we will show how this home's costs sit against it — nothing is assumed or filled in for you.

Go Locate Affordability

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Add monthly take-home pay so we can show how this home fits your income.

This is a household-budget indicator based on the figures and estimates shown. It is not a lender affordability assessment, mortgage approval or financial advice.

Your estimated monthly cost of living here

£—

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Cash needed to buy this home

£—

What makes up this figure

  • Home & property costs

    Specific to this home

    £492/mo

Estimated monthly cost of living here

£492

If rates rise

The same home and the same commitments, with your mortgage repriced.

Rate you entered

4.5%

£492

per month in total

Rate +1%

5.5%

£492

per month in total

Rate +2%

6.5%

£492

per month in total

If household take-home fell by 10%

Add a take-home figure to see this scenario.

All figures are estimates for guidance only, based on the assumptions you entered. This is not financial, mortgage or investment advice, and Go Locate does not compare or recommend mortgage products or assess lender eligibility. Stamp duty (SDLT in England & NI, LTT in Wales, LBTT in Scotland) is only included once the nation and your purchase circumstances are confirmed. Speak to a regulated adviser before committing to a purchase.

Next: what should I do?

Once a home suits you and the numbers work, your Buying Journey walks through every step from offer to move-in.