29 Pains Road, Southsea, PO5 1HE
About 29 Pains Road
29 Pains Road is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 52 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 36% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £266,250.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
29 Pains Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2022Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwelling house) or Class C4 (house in multiple occupation)
- Agent
- FAO Mrs Carianne Wells
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01056/FUL
- Oct 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single-storey rear extension that comes out a maximum of 4.8m beyond the rear wall of the original house with a maximum height of 3m and a maximum height of 2.8m to the eaves.
- Agent
- FAO Mrs Carianne Wells
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00102/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.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 14 years.
£266,250
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2020Most recent
£266,250
+77.5%over 13 years15 December 2006
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1HE: £268,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 1HE
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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 Pains Road homes
EPC Rating for 29 Pains Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,740
Street avg £1,542
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Outram Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 35 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
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB