Upper Flat, 43 Burleigh Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5RL
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO1 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 32 EPCs). Last sale on file: £150,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Upper Flat 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
Price for Upper Flat has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2022Most recent
£150,000
+36.4%over 6 years25 February 2016
£110,000
+41.0%over 4 years9 December 2011
£78,000
+4.7%over 8 years20 August 2003
£74,500
+86.3%over 3 years26 November 1999
£39,995
+17.6%over 2 years23 October 1997
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO1 5RL: £239,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PO1 5RL
Versus other Burleigh Road homes
Price per m² for Upper Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,419
Street avg £1,380
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Carnarvon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Penbridge Junior School. 45 schools nearby.
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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
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







