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1 Locarno Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DG

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
110 m²
1188 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Locarno Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Locarno Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1188 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft.

Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 55% above the 2011 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 27 EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • LoftYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Locarno Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Locarno Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Locarno Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Locarno Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£200,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2011Most recent

    £200,000

    +17.0%over 8 years

  2. 3 April 2003

    £170,995

    +59.8%over 2 years

  3. 18 December 2000

    £107,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5DG: £290,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Locarno Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Locarno Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,812

Street avg £2,683

Strongly below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Locarno Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Adstone Lane

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1 Copnor Road

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1 Carronade Walk

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1 Bapaume Terrace, Peronne Road

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Portsmouth district page.
Full Portsmouth report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

18/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

College Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Mayfield School. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO3 5DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO3 5DG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO3 5DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Locarno Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.