39 Armory Lane, Portsmouth, PO1 2PE
About 39 Armory Lane
39 Armory Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO1 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) 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 December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
39 Armory Lane 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 5 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2021Most recent
£490,000
+48.5%over 5 years12 February 2016
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 2PE: £470,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO1 2PE
Versus other Armory Lane homes
39 Armory Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,630
Street avg £3,799
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Cambridge Junction — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Jude's CofE Primary School. 30 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







