3a, Clive Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JE

3a is a two-bedroom detached house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to A across 39 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 37.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.