28 Margate Road, Southsea, PO5 1EZ
About 28 Margate Road
28 Margate Road is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 130.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 42 EPCs). Last sale on file: £265,000 in March 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
28 Margate Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within dwellinghouse (Class C3) or house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Agent
- Applecore PDM Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00034/FUL
- Jan 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension extending 6m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 2.8m to the eaves and a maximum height of 3m
- Agent
- Applecore PDM Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00104/GPDC
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1EZ: £325,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 28 Margate 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 Margate Road homes
28 Margate Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,944
Street avg £1,906
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Elm Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB