7 Ethel Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5JH
About 7 Ethel Road
7 Ethel Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 741 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 104.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £228,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Ethel Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 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
7 Ethel Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
£228,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£228,500
+79.2%over 16 years15 June 2006
£127,500
+43.3%over 3 years28 November 2002
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5JH: £243,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ethel Road homes
7 Ethel Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,319
Street avg £2,024
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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







