Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Ethel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JH
4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 17 Ethel Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Ethel Road is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 August 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2019from Aug 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
20%67%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Ethel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Ethel 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.
Price for 17 Ethel Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2022Most recent
£215,000
+35.2%over 5 years21 December 2016
£159,000
+21.4%over 10 years10 September 2006
£131,000
+227.5%over 7 years20 May 1999
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5JH: £228,500 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£2,829
Street avg £2,051
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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
Carnegie Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO1 5JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB
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