161a, Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1LU
About 161a
161a is an end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 400% above the 1996 sale of £50,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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
Planning history
161a has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Retention of single storey side extension
- Agent
- Thorns-Young Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00353/FUL
- Nov 2008ExtensionIn report
Retention of single storey extension (resubmission of 08/01210/PLAREG)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01557/PLAREG
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
161a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1996Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PO5 1LU: £61,500 (1999–1997).
Everything we know about 161a, 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
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Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Outram Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB