If you know the address of a property you can view it on the map via the 'Map Address Search' option on the 'Land Registry' services menu.
You can also quickly check you have the correct location by using the postcode search facility on the 'Map Search' option (also available from the 'Land Registry' services menu).
Address information is the subject of periodic update and therefore this method of searching may not be appropriate where a property has been built in the last two years.
It is advisable to enter as much information as you can, provided it is accurate. An error in the spelling of any part of the address will result in no matches being found. If in doubt about a part of an address, you may use a wild card.
However, please note that where a property is part of a multi-address building, not all numbers will have been recorded for that property. For example, if the search was for 31, Any Street, the address might not be found because it has been recorded as part of a multi-address building, such as 27-45 Any Street.
The map by address search screen allows you to search for an address using either the county name, or alternatively the county borough. In addition to the six counties available when carrying out a folio number search, the county boroughs of Londonderry and Belfast are included.
Note: when entering a post code it must be correctly spaced. BT34 2AX is not the same as BT342AX.
No results found?
If you are unable to find the address you are looking for, you can try using '%' as a wildcard to replace any character or group of characters (including a space or spaces).
Remember that a wildcard may make your search too vague, and may exceed the maximum number of addresses that can be displayed (200).
Place names may include an apostrophe (e.g. 'Helen's Bay'), but apostrophes may have been omitted (eg 'Helens Bay'). If you enter 'Helen's Bay' and the property has been recorded as 'Helens Bay', you will not find the property. Entering 'Helen%s Bay' would find both possible entries.
If you have part of an address, try a wildcard. For example, to look for house number 102 in either 'Church Street' or 'Church Road', entering 102 Church % would find that house number in both streets. BUT entering such a common street name in this form is likely to result in too many matches unless other items, such as house number and town, are included in the search.
If the property you are looking for is close to a townland or county border, you may need to try the search with a different townland or county.
Unsure of the address?
Use a wildcard to look for an address with a name but no number, as names can be written in different ways. A nursing home called "Abbey Park", might be recorded as any of the following: 'Abbey Park', 'Abbey Park Private Nursing Home', 'Abbey Park (Private Nursing Home)', 'Abbey Park Nursing Home', 'The Abbey Park Private Nursing Home', Searching for Abbey Park % would find all of these versions except the last one. Searching for % Abbey Park % would find the last version too.
Carrying out a rural search?
If you are carrying out a search in a rural area and are unsure of the address of the property, entering vague property details may result in too many records being returned. If this happens, you will need to provide further property details to refine the search.
It is recommended that you provide details either of a nearby road name or property, or alternatively the grid reference at which the property is located (using a Search by Map Reference).