42 Portman Road, Liverpool, L15 2HJ
About 42 Portman Road
42 Portman Road is an end-of-terrace house in Liverpool (L15 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 65.3% below the 2021 sale of £440,368, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 499.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £440,368 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2020HMOFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
To change use to 7 bed HMO. Erect single storey extension to the rear. Retain dormer to the rear and install 3 rooflights to the front.
Extension- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 20F/0628
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 Portman Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Portman Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 19 years.
£440,368
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2021Most recent
£440,368
+267.0%over 1 year29 September 2019
£120,000
+242.9%over 17 years19 March 2002
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L15 2HJ: £130,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in L15 2HJ
Everything we know about 42 Portman Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Portman Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Portman Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,787
Street avg £1,029
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Portman Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lawrence Community Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB