Homerose House, Flat 10, Cottage Grove, Southsea, PO5 1DU

Homerose House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 29th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in Homerose House, where floor areas span 32–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 51.4% above the 2003 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.