8a, Chichester Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0AD

8a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 15% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £120,000 in February 2024.