8 Playfair Road, Southsea, PO5 1EQ

8 Playfair Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 54.2% above the 2007 sale of £166,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 165.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.