St Peters Vicarage, Playfair Road, Southsea, PO5 1EQ
About St Peters Vicarage
St Peters Vicarage is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
St Peters Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
- Oct 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Horse chestnut (T12) crown lift to 5m over highway and 2m over garden, Beech (T13) crown lift to 5m over highway and 2m over garden and reduce two limbs by 2m to balance crown within Tree Preservation Order 54
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01299/TPO
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
St Peters Vicarage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1EQ: £316,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PO5 1EQ
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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
Floor Area for St Peters Vicarage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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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