Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Alver Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5HW
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1250 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 23 Alver Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Alver Road is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5HW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1250 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 79.3% above the 2010 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm.
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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.
23 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2019
Current Certificate
Nov 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 November 2019
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Alver Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 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.
23 Alver Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2010Most recent
£135,000
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.
Floor Area for 23 Alver Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,163
Street avg £1,942
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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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