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1 Capstan House, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR

Notable views
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Capstan House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Capstan House is a three-bedroom detached house in Portsmouth (PO1 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 71).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £625,000 in April 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Capstan House, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Capstan House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£589,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£625,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2020Most recent

    £625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 2JR: £575,000 (2024–2010).

On the street

Versus other Tower Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Capstan House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

71 (C)

Street avg 61 (D)

Above

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Capstan House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Environmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Blount Road

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3 bed1 bath
£464k

1 King James Terrace, Broad Street

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1 Halfpenny Lane

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Portsmouth district page.
Full Portsmouth report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Broad Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Jude's CofE Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO1 2JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO1 2JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO1 2JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Capstan House, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.