8 Elmwood Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9QL
About 8 Elmwood Road
8 Elmwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 9QL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 98 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 43.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
8 Elmwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 March 2026
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Planning history
8 Elmwood Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
53 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Elmwood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£242,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 September 2016Most recent
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 9QL: £311,300 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO2 9QL
Versus other Elmwood Road homes
Floor Area for 8 Elmwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,469
Street avg £2,136
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB