31 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0EZ

31 Kensington Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 0EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 94% above the 2010 sale of £182,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm.