One composed document for an area
area_reportThe market for one area, as one document: sourcing readiness per strategy from the coverage register, the commercial capital and rent indices with rated stock, the planning decision record for the authority, and the live listing stock.
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Reference
What area_report answers
THE TWO SCOPES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. Readiness, commercial stock and the planning register are keyed on the LOCAL AUTHORITY (lad_code, a GSS code — use area_resolve to get one); the live listing lane is keyed on POSTCODE DISTRICT. Pass both to fill every section, and expect the unsupplied half to read not_available with that reason rather than empty.
As with property_report, check sections_degraded before describing the document as complete. UK only.
Inputs
Before you call it
- postcode_district
- Give a postcode district ("SW11") or a postcode area ("SW"). Auction records carry a postcode rather than an area id, so there is no
area_idpath here and no lookup to make first. - sector
- Sectors follow the VOA classification (OFFICE, RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL_WAREHOUSE, HOTEL and so on). Omit the argument for all sectors; the response names the sectors published for an area when the one you asked for is not.
Inputs
Arguments area_report takes
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lad_code | string | No | |
| postcode_district | string | No | |
| sector | string | No | Default: ALL |
Usage
How to run area_report in your assistant
Ask your assistant in plain English, for example:
"Use the MarketCode tool area_report for <address or area>.
Show the result and the credits charged."The connect steps for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and Claude Code are on the MCP page.
Price and licence
What it costs, and where the data comes from
area_report costs 5 credits per successful call.
The price covers licensed records in the response. A call that fails is not charged.
Credits are granted on sign-up and bought in packs; the pricing page lists every call.
Related
Tools used with area_report
- Resolve an area nameFree
area_resolveResolve an area name or code ("Hackney", "E5") to its area_id, centroidNamed in the description - One composed document for a property5 credits
property_reportEverything we hold about one property, as one document — summary, the registered lease, the risk report with every flag three-valued, a rental estimate with its basis, the energy picture, and the planning decisions nearby. One price for the composition, cheaper than the sections bought separately.Named in the description - Data coverage register for a local authorityFree
data_coverageThe data-coverage register for a local authority — read it before the data: per-field non-null and source shares over every unit in the authority (floor area, bedrooms, year built, EPC, last sale, tenure…), which designation flags were checked and how fully, how many units carry a registered lease or a hereditament, whether official planning data covers the authority and how deep it goes (applications, link shares, latest decision), and how much of the live listing stock the sweep has dated. `area` is a GSS code (E09000032), a local authority name (Wandsworth) or a warehouse area id. State the coverage before quoting a share from a thin field. UK only.Same category - Area containing a coordinateFree
area_reverse_geocodeThe area of a given type containing a coordinate. `type_id` is an areaSame category
FAQ
Questions about area_report
How much does `area_report` cost?
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area_report costs 5 credits per successful call. The price covers licensed records in the response. A call that fails is not charged.
Which assistants can run `area_report`?
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Any MCP client: Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code), ChatGPT in developer mode, Codex and Cursor, each documented on the MCP page. You sign in with your MarketCode account over OAuth; there is no key to paste, and the connection is read-only.
Where does the data come from?
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The answer is computed by MarketCode. Coverage is the UK.
Can I store or republish the results?
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The response includes records we license. Use them in your own analysis, reports and products; bulk redistribution of the raw records or building a competing dataset from them is not covered. Ask us if you need a redistribution licence.
Does `area_report` change anything?
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No. The tool is annotated read-only on the server, so it never writes to your data or ours and an assistant can call it without a confirmation step.
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