Flat 1, 5 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0BQ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–70 m²). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 50% below the 2022 sale of £280,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 166.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 14 EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.