20 Playfair Road, Southsea, PO5 1EQ
About 20 Playfair Road
20 Playfair Road is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 374.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2015. Last sale on file: £333,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Playfair Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of part single/part two storey extension to rear & side elevations (after removal of existing)
- Agent
- FAO Mr Michel Lorenzoni
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01857/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
20 Playfair Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£333,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£333,000
+18.9%over 5 years3 April 2017
£280,000
+337.5%over 18 years27 November 1998
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1EQ: £295,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in PO5 1EQ
Everything we know about 20 Playfair Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Playfair Road homes
EPC Rating for 20 Playfair Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,142
Street avg £1,399
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Somers Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB