Homerose House, Flat 16, Cottage Grove, Southsea, PO5 1DU

Homerose House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 7th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 61). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 282.1% above the 1999 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 48.2% below the postcode norm.