16 New Priory Gardens, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9UH

16 New Priory Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Portchester, Fareham, Fareham (PO16 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the 11th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–37 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold April 2024 for £105,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.