20 Montgomerie Road, Southsea, PO5 1ED

20 Montgomerie Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 139.9% above the 2004 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.