Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Buckby Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5UY). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 77 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £322,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 December 2030
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Price for 8 Buckby Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
£322,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
12 March 2021Most recent
£322,000
+312.8%over 23 years16 July 1997
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5UY: £216,000 (2024–2021).
On price per m², 8 Buckby Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,182
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
141/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Corby Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
City of Portsmouth College. 27 schools nearby.
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