What kind of home is First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY is an end-of-terrace house.

What did First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY sell for?

First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY last sold for £171,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £48,750 in April 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY appreciated in value?

Across 6 sales between April 2001 and November 2022, First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY rose from £48,750 to £171,000, a change of £122,250. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

The current EPC rating for First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft). That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PO2 0DY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY use?

The latest EPC at First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY in?

First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY sits in Portsmouth. It falls within the PO2 postcode district.

What is crime like near First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

Police records around First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY show an average of 15 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (874% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

The closest primary school to First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY is King's Academy College Park (Infant) (296m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mayfield School (549m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY?

The closest bus stop to First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, PO2 0DY is Copythorn Road, 221m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY

6 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Overview

About First Floor Flat

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

First Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £171,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against First Floor Flat, 50 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£176,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£171,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

21 November 2022Most recent
£171,000
+33.6%over 2 years
29 September 2020
£128,000
+21.9%over 3 years
10 August 2017
£105,000
-7.1%over 10 years
30 October 2006
£113,000
+29.1%over 3 years
8 May 2003
£87,500
+79.5%over 2 years
16 April 2001
£48,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 0DY: £231,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Kensington Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, First Floor Flat stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 67 (D)

Below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PO2 0DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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