255 Chichester Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0AW

255 Chichester Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 48.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).