Flat 3, 7 Grove Road North, Southsea, PO5 1JJ

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 92 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 188.9% above the 2001 sale of £76,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 49% below the postcode norm.