240a, Chichester Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0AU

240a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 114.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.