Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Buckby Lane is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO3 5UY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 65.5% above the 2003 sale of £108,750. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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9 Buckby Lane 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.
9 Buckby Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.8% per year over 7 years.
£108,750
Growth on file: 14.8% per year over 7 years.
23 October 2003Most recent
£108,750
+123.1%over 4 years19 February 1999
£48,750
+17.5%over 2 years31 October 1996
£41,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO3 5UY: £216,000 (2024–2021).
Years Held for 9 Buckby Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,788
Street avg £3,638
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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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