18a, Croft Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8AX
About 18a
18a is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £178,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 November 2027
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Planning history
18a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
31 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 8AX: £210,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Croft Road homes
18a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,816
Street avg £2,467
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
267/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kingston Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Flying Bull Academy. 42 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB







