Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Tower House, Flat 6, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Property type
Detached
Floor 3rd
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
176 m²
1894 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Tower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower House is a detached house in Portsmouth (PO1 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2024
Current Certificate
May 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 May 2024
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Victorian-era3rd Floor MaisonetteEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower House, Flat 6, Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Tower 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Tower House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
£399,9951 Tower Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2JR
Sold Jun 2010
£608,000
Versus other Tower Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Tower House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
501/mo
Falling 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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