18 Vernon Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DS
About 18 Vernon Road
18 Vernon Road is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 13.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Vernon Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5DS: £240,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PO3 5DS
Versus other Vernon Road homes
18 Vernon Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,813
Street avg £2,279
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
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
Copnor Primary School. 40 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







