Flat First Floor, 97 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1LH
About Flat First Floor
Flat First Floor is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Flat First Floor's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2009SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion to form 2 additional flats including construction of mansard roofs to form additional storey to existing rear projections
- Agent
- Kourosh Design
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02330/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Flat First Floor has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1LH: £360,000 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in PO5 1LH
Everything we know about Flat First Floor, 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 Elm Grove homes
Flat First Floor outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Elm Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB