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42 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
106 m²
1144 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 42 Kensington Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Kensington Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1144 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 106 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 45.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Kensington Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Kensington Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 42 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY

2decisions2extensions10documents81nearby
  1. Sept 2002
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    A*38036/AA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 81 notable nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Kensington Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£255,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£175,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2015Most recent

    £175,000

    +236.5%over 16 years

  2. 2 February 1998

    £52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 0DY: £230,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Kensington Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 42 Kensington Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,646

Street avg £1,904

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Kensington Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Battenburg Avenue

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Portsmouth district page.
Full Portsmouth report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

15/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Copythorn Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

King's Academy College Park (Infant). 40 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO2 0DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO2 0DY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO2 0DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.