Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Alver Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5HW
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1062 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 20 Alver Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Alver Road is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5HW). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1062 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 46 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 23.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in August 2018.
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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.
20 Alver Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2019
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 July 2019
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Alver Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Alver Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
33 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.
20 Alver Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2018)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5HW: £197,000 (2026–2024).
Versus other Alver Road homes
Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Alver Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,926
Street avg £1,923
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.1 km
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 43 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 5HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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