34 Allcot Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DF

34 Allcot Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 85.8% above the 2012 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (April 2012).