Upper Flat, 17 Pains Road, Southsea, PO5 1HE
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £124,500. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Upper Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
111applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Upper Flat's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 14 years.
£124,500
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2021Most recent
£124,500
+16.4%over 13 years25 September 2007
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1HE: £268,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in PO5 1HE
Everything we know about Upper Flat, 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 Pains Road homes
EPC Rating for Upper Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,264
Street avg £2,457
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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