Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Drummond Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4HP
3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 18 Drummond Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Drummond Road is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 84% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
18 Drummond Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2026
Current Certificate
Aug 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 August 2026
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Drummond Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Drummond Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2022)
£230,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2022Most recent
£230,000
+59.2%over 14 years11 October 2007
£144,500
+92.7%over 5 years11 April 2002
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 4HP: £215,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in PO1 4HP
Versus other Drummond Road homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Drummond Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,584
Street avg £1,773
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clarendon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery. 42 schools nearby.
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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 4HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB
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