Daniel Gray, the co-founder and CEO of Zump, introduces an app that helps families find the property that’s best for them in the Bristol region
It’s no secret that the Bristol property market has become incredibly competitive. A major lack of supply and huge demand has sent prices soaring, and left many parents frustrated and unable to find the right home on the market.
Over 50% of people say they are unsatisfied with their home and remain living there for five years after deciding it’s unsuitable for them. More space for a growing family, bigger gardens and being in the right school catchment are just a few reasons why parents want to make a move.
Zump is a Bristol-based social networking app designed for property, with parents in mind. Putting the entire Bristol property market in your pocket, along with everyone and everything you need to find, sell and create a home you love.
One way Zump is trying to help parents is through its school catchment heat maps and school data features. Parents can explore the map and touch the pin of any school in the country. Doing this displays the catchment heat-map showing the likelihood of admission depending on the proximity to the school, allowing parents to literally see which houses and streets they would need to live in to maximise the chances of admission.
You can also filter schools on the map by type and Ofsted rating so you can quickly find the best and most relevant schools for your search. You’re then able to see and connect with every on-market, owner listed and off-market property that fits your requirements within the catchment area. That’s every single property in Bristol that fits your requirements, in your school catchment, on the map ready for you to connect with.
If you want to find out more about a school, you can simply click into the school’s profile to see all the information you need, how it’s performing, academic results and where it ranks against national standards.
However, Zump is much more than just a school finder. Below are just a few of the many reasons Zump can help parents thinking about moving but can’t find the right home on the market;
- Create a profile for you and your home, so you can test the market and receive interest whilst you search, without the hassle of putting your house up for sale. When you’re ready, you can chat directly with fully verified buyers in the app and sell for free, or work with our seated winning agent partners to help you with everything.
- Transform the way you find and connect with properties using powerful search features. Putting the entire Bristol property market in your pocket means you’re not just searching from properties already for sale on the portals, but also those that have been claimed and shared by other Zump owners thinking about selling, or any completely off-market property you see. This means that you get to see properties before they go on the market and you get more homes to search from.
- Being part of the Zump community means you can share ideas and inspiration, ask for advice and recommendations, access great property focused content and connect with the best local property professionals and businesses. This brings everything and everyone you need into one place so you can find, sell and create a home you love.
The property market has been operating in the same way for over 20 years, with frustration and barriers at every point. There are around 450,000 properties in the BS postcodes but only around 1.5k of those are for sale. That’s a tiny 0.3% of the total market. With tens of thousands of owners searching, but so few of those owners actually on the market, it’s clear that the hassle and commitment of listing a property for sale and the inability to find the right property is stopping huge numbers of owners from participating, which further reduces supply.
Zump gives everyone the opportunity to explore interest in their property, without the hassle, commitment and barriers currently in place. Powerful search features and more homes to search from means you have the best opportunity to find what you’re looking for. And the ability to find and connect with the best local professionals to help with your sale, purchase, move or home improvement projects means you can get things done.
Download Zump, your property HQ, and see what’s out there.