12 Childe Square, Portsmouth, PO2 8PL
About 12 Childe Square
12 Childe Square is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 15.7% below the 2022 sale of £168,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold October 2022 for £168,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
12 Childe Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
12 Childe Square has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
32 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Childe Square has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.
£168,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£168,500
+410.6%over 25 years21 March 1997
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 8PL: £230,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PO2 8PL
Versus other Childe Square homes
12 Childe Square is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,120
Street avg £2,502
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Widley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stamshaw Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.0dB