---
title: "Calculate building costs for construction"
method: GET
path: "/build-cost"
---

# Calculate building costs for construction

`GET /build-cost`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.propertydata.co.uk`
- URL: `https://api.propertydata.co.uk/build-cost`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Costs 1 credit per call.

## Query parameters

- `postcode` string
- `location` string
- `town` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `status` string
  - `postcode` string
  - `postcode_type` string
  - `internal_area` string
  - `finish_quality` string
  - `project_type` string
  - `data` object
    - `total_cost` integer
    - `cost_per_sqf` integer
  - `process_time` string: Server processing time in seconds

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Error response. Common codes: X02 missing key (400), X03 invalid key (422), X04 credit limit exceeded (403), X06/X07 missing or invalid location input (400/422), X08 insufficient data for location (404), X13 free trial limit exceeded (403), X14 rate limited (429), X20 server busy, retry after 60 seconds (503).

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