Emily Court, Flat 1, 285 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9HE

Emily Court is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 9HE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Emily Court, where floor areas span 39–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 53 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 31.4% above the 2003 sale price.