2 Elmwood Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9QL
About 2 Elmwood Road
2 Elmwood Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 9QL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 224.2% above the 2001 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 January 2036
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Planning history
2 Elmwood Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Elmwood Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9QL
- May 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00032/GPDC
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Sales history & valuation
2 Elmwood Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£132,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2001Most recent
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 9QL: £311,300 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO2 9QL
Versus other Elmwood Road homes
2 Elmwood Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£841
Street avg £2,227
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
267/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Beechwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Trafalgar School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB







