185a, London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9AE

185a is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. At 39 m² this is the 7th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 28 units on file.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 50% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 95.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.