57a, Emsworth Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0BS

57a is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 64.9% above the 2014 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.