2b, Belgravia Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DX

2b is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 80 m² this is the 9th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 80 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 45 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 139.7% above the 2001 sale of £74,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm.