Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
347a is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 July 2033
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347a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
347a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5EQ: £173,000 (2022–2011).
EPC Rating for 347a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
141/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mayfield School. 34 schools nearby.
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