130b, High Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2HW

130b is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 2HW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 658 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 61 m² this is the 9th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–433 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 307.6% above the 1998 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.