Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Ethel Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 88.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in November 2024.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 August 2034
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2 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.
2 Ethel Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
29 November 2024Most recent
£255,000
+32.8%over 7 years13 September 2017
£192,000
+31.5%over 10 years5 October 2006
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5JH: £228,500 (2025–2022).
2 Ethel Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,965
Street avg £2,043
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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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