5 Ethel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JH
About 5 Ethel Road
5 Ethel Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 26.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £182,500 in February 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 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
5 Ethel Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£182,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2019Most recent
£182,500
+114.7%over 12 years13 February 2007
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5JH: £228,500 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Ethel Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,645
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







