Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Barnes Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 78.7% above the 2006 sale of £127,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 June 2027
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3 Barnes Road has no planning applications on record.
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33 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
3 Barnes Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 9 years.
£127,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 9 years.
10 October 2006Most recent
£127,000
+137.4%over 7 years12 March 1999
£53,500
+2.9%over 1 year14 November 1997
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5JG: £225,000 (2024–2021).
3 Barnes Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,649
Street avg £2,123
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Carnegie Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 42 schools nearby.
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