20 Fourth Street, Portsmouth, PO1 5PP
About 20 Fourth Street
20 Fourth Street is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 60.7% above the 2014 sale of £145,000. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
20 Fourth Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 October 2023
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Planning history
20 Fourth 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.
Sales history & valuation
20 Fourth Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 18 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2014Most recent
£145,000
-6.5%over 7 years7 September 2006
£155,000
+37.2%over 4 years9 May 2002
£113,000
+91.5%over 6 years26 January 1996
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5PP: £168,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PO1 5PP
Versus other Fourth Street homes
Price per m² for 20 Fourth Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Adames Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Portsmouth Academy. 45 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







