9a, Ernest Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5RB
About 9a
9a is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO1 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 51.7% above the 2014 sale of £101,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Energy performance
9a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 December 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
9a 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
9a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£101,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2014Most recent
£101,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5RB: £241,500 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in PO1 5RB
Versus other Ernest Road homes
9a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,360
Street avg £1,634
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
501/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Langley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Manor Infant and Nursery School. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB