Tower House, Flat 2, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR

Tower House is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 60 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Tower House (60–176 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £277,000 sits 304.4% above the 1996 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 73.9% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.