40 Cottage Grove, Southsea, PO5 1EW

40 Cottage Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1EW). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 259.2% above the 1998 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm.