Flat 2, 273 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9HE

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO2 9HE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 17.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.