1 Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
About 1 Tower Street
1 Tower Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2362 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 sits 53.9% above the 2010 sale of £608,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- LiftYes
Energy performance
1 Tower Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Tower Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 1 Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
- Feb 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of 3 storey extension to rear elevation and additional storey (above existing roof level); external alterations to include raising of chimneys
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01175/HOU
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionJan 2022Decision
- ApplicationNov 2015Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Tower Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£608,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2010Most recent
£608,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 2JR: £625,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in PO1 2JR
2 Capstan House, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold Dec 2024
£625,000Tideways, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold Nov 2020
£860,0001 Capstan House, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold Apr 2020
£625,0003 Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold May 2013
£399,995Tower House, Flat 4, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold Aug 1999
£380,000
Versus other Tower Street homes
On price per m², 1 Tower Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,771
Street avg £4,491
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







