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16 Childe Square, Portsmouth, PO2 8PL

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Childe Square

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

16 Childe Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 45.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £167,500 in March 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

16 Childe Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Childe Square, Portsmouth, PO2 8PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Childe Square has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

32 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£244,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£167,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 March 2020Most recent

    £167,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 8PL: £230,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Childe Square homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Childe Square is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,393

Street avg £2,264

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Childe Square

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£242k

1 Stanley Road

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£247k

1 Island View Terrace

PO2 8EP

3 bed1 bath
£247k

1 St Saviours Terrace, Strode Road

PO2 8PY

3 bed
£237k

1 Osier Close

PO2 8ST

3 bed
£233k

1 Grange Road

PO2 8BG

3 bed1 bath
£256k

1 Cardiff Road

PO2 8BH

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Hilldowns Avenue

PO2 8QZ

3 bed1 bath
£229k

1 St Marks Road

PO2 8HT

2 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

Widley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Stamshaw Junior School. 32 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 8PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO2 8PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO2 8PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

52.0dB

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 16 Childe Square, Portsmouth, PO2 8PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.