Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
71 Fifth Street is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5NA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £230,000 in February 2026. Across 2015–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 July 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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71 Fifth Street 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.
71 Fifth Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.
23 February 2026Most recent
£230,000
+91.7%over 10 years28 May 2015
£119,985
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5NA: £210,000 (2024–2020).
On years held, 71 Fifth Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,614
Street avg £1,829
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kingston Cemetery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 45 schools nearby.
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