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259 Powerscourt Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7JJ

4 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 259 Powerscourt Road

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

259 Powerscourt Road is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 7JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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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.

259 Powerscourt Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 259 Powerscourt Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A HMO conversion application was refused at 259 Powerscourt Road in 2022.

4 applications on record at 259 Powerscourt Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7JJ

4decisions1extensions37documents60nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveHMO conversionChange of use
  1. Mar 2021
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single-storey rear extension that comes out a maximum of 6m beyond the rear wall of the original house with a maximum height of 3m and a maximum height of 2.8m to the eaves.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00027/GPDC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. HMODecision
  4. HMODecision

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  • The 37 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£234,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£205,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 7JJ: £255,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Powerscourt Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

259 Powerscourt Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,030

Street avg £2,765

On par

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 100 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 259 Powerscourt Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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Preview of the full property report

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 Cyprus Road

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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

Kensington Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Penbridge Junior School. 45 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 7JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO2 7JJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO2 7JJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 259 Powerscourt Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7JJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.