Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Jacob House is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
17 Jacob House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 March 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
17 Jacob House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
17 Jacob House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
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Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fratton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 45 schools nearby.
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