27 Benham Drive, Portsmouth, PO3 5QW
About 27 Benham Drive
27 Benham Drive is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in September 2023.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
27 Benham Drive 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
Latest sale on 27 Benham Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 22 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2023Most recent
£290,000
+65.7%over 9 years28 March 2014
£175,000
+80.4%over 12 years3 June 2001
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5QW: £248,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PO3 5QW
Versus other Benham Drive homes
27 Benham Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,143
Street avg £3,097
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
18/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hilsea Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gatcombe Park Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB