17 Ethel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JH
About 17 Ethel Road
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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Ethel Road has no planning applications on record.
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
Price for 17 Ethel Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
£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
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
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB