Nimbus Maps review: deep site intelligence, unpublished pricing
Declaration of interest
We build Prop AI Deals, a competing product, so read this as a rival’s assessment rather than an independent one. Every factual claim about Nimbus Maps below comes from their own public pages or their public Trustpilot profile, checked 8 October 2026. Everything evaluative is labelled as our view.
Nimbus Maps, from Warwick-based Nimbus Property Systems, is one of the established names in UK property intelligence. It combines mapping, planning, ownership and comparables to help professionals find and assess sites. This review covers what each package includes, what its terms commit you to and who gets the most from it.
Nimbus Maps at a glance
- What it is
- A property intelligence platform for site finders and property professionals, combining planning data, ownership and title information, comparables and mapping.
- Entry price
- Not published on their pricing page.
- Tiers
- Plus · Advanced · Enterprise
- Contract
- Renews automatically unless 30 days’ written notice is given before the term ends (their published subscription terms).
- Trustpilot
- 4.0 from 290 reviews, profile claimed September 2018
- Registered
- Innovation Centre, Warwick Technology Park, Gallows Hill, Warwick, CV34 6UW (Nimbus Property Systems Limited)
- No prices are published: every package says “Contact us for pricing details.” Free-trial length and VAT treatment are not stated.
- Their general terms state that subscription fees are payable in advance and that on termination the customer is not entitled to any refund of fees.
What Nimbus Maps does well
- Unlimited OS MasterMap credits and title lookups on every package — the core of serious site finding.
- Company ownership and portfolio search, which makes it straightforward to find out who owns a site and what else they hold.
- Planning depth: histories, constraints and advanced planning alerts.
- Commercial as well as residential coverage, with footfall, traffic and energy-infrastructure layers on Enterprise.
Where it may not fit (our view)
- No published prices, so you cannot compare cost without a sales conversation.
- Automatic renewal with 30 days’ notice and no refunds on termination is a heavier commitment than a monthly plan you can cancel at any time.
- It is built for site finders, developers and planners. Yield, BRRR and HMO modelling and investor portfolio tracking do not appear in its published feature list.
Prop AI Deals compared with Nimbus Maps
| Capability | PAID | Nimbus Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | £29 Starter · £59 Pro, no VAT | Not published (contact sales) |
| Free trial | 7 days on Pro and Max, self-serve | Length not published; demo on request |
| Renewal | Monthly or annual, cancel anytime | Auto-renews; 30 days’ notice |
| Built for | Residential deal finding and analysis | Site finding, planning and ownership |
| Title lookups and OS MasterMap | Not offered | Unlimited on every package |
| Company ownership and portfolio search | Not offered | |
| Planning and Article 4 data | Histories, constraints and alerts | |
| Commercial comparables and footfall | Not offered | Enterprise |
| BTL, BRRR, HMO and flip calculators | Not published | |
| Ranked residential deal shortlist | Not published | |
| Deal pipeline | 8-stage | My Sites workflow tool |
| Public API and MCP server | Not published |
Unless a row names a plan, the PAID column describes Pro (£59 per month, 7-day free trial). Starter is £29 per month with no trial and capped analysis; Max is £99 per month and adds a white-label storefront. We are not VAT-registered, so no VAT is added to our prices. Nimbus Maps capabilities reflect their published pages as at 8 October 2026. Products change: confirm anything decision-critical on their site before you buy.
Verdict (our view)
Nimbus Maps does the hard parts of site finding well. Unlimited title lookups on every package is a genuine strength, and ownership search turns a map into a list of people to call.
Our view is that two things count against it for smaller buyers: no published pricing, and terms that auto-renew with 30 days’ notice and no refunds on termination. You need to be sure before you sign.
It is a professional site-intelligence tool. For residential deal finding and return modelling it is not what we would pick, but that is not what it claims to be.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nimbus Maps legitimate?
Yes. It is run by Nimbus Property Systems Limited, company number 08133761. Its Trustpilot profile, claimed in September 2018, showed 4.0 from 290 reviews when we checked on 8 October 2026, though only 6 of those were from the last 12 months.
What do the Nimbus Maps packages include?
Plus includes unlimited OS MasterMap credits and title lookups, four pre-set site-finding strategies, planning histories and residential comparables. Advanced adds twelve strategies, strategic land, advanced planning alerts, residential listings and an account manager. Enterprise adds distressed owner and tenant search, footfall heatmaps, commercial comparables and energy-infrastructure data.
Does Nimbus Maps have a free trial?
Its terms refer to a free trial period but do not state a length, and demos are by request. Nothing self-serve is published.
Who is Nimbus Maps best for?
Our view: developers, land and site finders, planning consultants and commercial agents who need ownership and title data at volume.
Judge it on a real deal
The honest test is not a feature table, it is a property you are actually considering. Run one through PAID and see whether the verdict matches your own. From £29 per month on Starter; Pro is £59 per month with a 7-day free trial.
