Introduction | Speak to Scout

Speak to Scout aggregates 28 official UK data sources into a single API endpoint and MCP Server. One postcode, one call, every data source.

Use it as a REST API for your applications, or as an MCP Server so AI agents can query UK government data natively.

Quick start

$ curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
>   "https://go.speaktoscout.com/api/v1/neighbourhood?postcode=SW11+5QD"

$ npm install @speaktoscout/uk-gov-data-mcp

Add to your Claude Desktop or Claude Code config:

1 {
2   "mcpServers": {
3     "uk-gov-data": {
4       "command": "npx",
5       "args": ["@speaktoscout/uk-gov-data-mcp"]
6     }
7   }
8 }

Then ask your AI agent anything about a UK location:

“What’s the crime rate, demographics, and transport links for SW11 5QD?”

An API key is required. Get yours here.

Data	Source
Crime (14 categories, street-level, outcomes)	data.police.uk
Street conditions (100,000+ verified reports with photos)	Community reports
Road accidents (5 years, severity, casualties)	DfT STATS19

Data	Source
House prices (transactions, avg/min/max)	HM Land Registry
EPC energy ratings (A-G, efficiency, heating costs)	EPC Register
Council tax (band distribution, estimated costs)	VOA + borough rates
Planning applications (nearby, status, type)	PlanIt
Conservation areas (proximity, status)	planning.data.gov.uk

Data	Source
Census demographics (tenure, ethnicity, age, qualifications, car ownership)	Census 2021 (Nomis)
Population estimates (annual, by age group)	ONS Mid-Year Estimates
Deprivation index (IMD rank and decile)	IMD 2019
Household income (income bands)	Census 2021 (Nomis)
Labour market (claimant count and rate)	DWP (Nomis)
Companies (active businesses, industries)	Companies House

Data	Source
Flood risk (active warnings, monitoring stations)	Environment Agency
Air quality (DAQI index, NO2/PM10/PM2.5)	London Air Quality Network
Carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh, generation mix)	National Grid ESO
Green spaces (parks, playgrounds within 1km)	OpenStreetMap

Data	Source
Transport (nearest tube/rail, bus stops, commute time)	TfL
Road traffic (vehicles per day at count points)	Department for Transport
EV charging (chargers within 2km, connectors)	Open Charge Map

Data	Source
Care facilities (homes, nursing, domiciliary — CQC ratings)	Care Quality Commission
Public health indicators (life expectancy, obesity, mental health, mortality)	Dept. of Health & Social Care (OHID Fingertips)

Data	Source
Schools (name, type, phase, age range, Ofsted rating)	GIAS / Ofsted
GP practices (name, postcode)	NHS ODS
Food hygiene (ratings 0-5, establishment types)	Food Standards Agency
Supermarkets (supermarkets + convenience stores)	OpenStreetMap

Data	Source
Constituency and MP (name, party)	UK Parliament

The MCP Server exposes 16 tools that AI agents can call:

Tool	Description
`lookup_postcode`	All 28 data sources in one call
`lookup_place`	Resolve a place name / area to a postcode
`lookup_coordinates`	Reverse geocode lat/lng to postcode
`get_crime`	Crime statistics (Home Office / data.police.uk)
`get_cleanliness`	FixMyStreet resident-reported street conditions
`get_house_prices`	HM Land Registry, EPC, council tax
`get_demographics`	ONS Census, deprivation, income, labour market
`get_schools`	Nearby schools with Ofsted ratings (GIAS)
`get_transport`	TfL tube/rail, buses, commute time, EV, traffic
`get_environment`	DEFRA air quality, EA flood risk, green spaces
`get_planning`	Planning Portal applications and designations
`get_local_services`	Food Standards Agency, NHS GPs, supermarkets, MP
`get_care`	CQC care homes and domiciliary care facilities
`get_public_health`	OHID Fingertips public health indicators
`get_companies`	Companies House — active businesses near a location
`lookup_company`	Companies House — profile, directors, PSCs, charges

Conveyancing & legal DD — planning history, flood risk, EPC, listed buildings, and Companies House charges in one call
Insurance underwriting — crime, flood, air quality, deprivation, and public health indicators for property and life risk
Commercial due diligence — Companies House company profiles, directors, PSCs, charges, and area business density
PropTech platforms — enrich listings and search with neighbourhood intelligence from one integration
Mortgage & lending — location risk context for affordability and underwriting decisions
AI agents — give any LLM-powered application structured access to 28 UK government sources
Health & public sector — population health planning with OHID indicators, deprivation, and care infrastructure
Any developer — one API replaces 28 government integrations

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`postcode`	string	Yes*	UK postcode (e.g. SW11 5QD)
`lat`	float	Yes*	Latitude (alternative to postcode)
`lng`	float	Yes*	Longitude (alternative to postcode)
`street`	string	No	Street name for street-specific crime and condition data

*Provide either postcode or lat/lng.

https://go.speaktoscout.com