16a, St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
About 16a
16a is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1QN). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 70).
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 is 21.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £542,500 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- WAT Design
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01501/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
16a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 21 years.
£542,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2022Most recent
£542,500
+128.4%over 20 years7 January 2002
£237,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1QN: £470,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 1QN
16 St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
Sold May 2025
£700,000Flat 5, 24 St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
Sold Jun 2024
£190,00018 St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
Sold Feb 2023
£1,225,000Upper Flat, 32 St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
Sold Sept 2022
£275,00030 St Davids Road, Southsea, PO5 1QN
Sold Mar 2021
£470,000
Everything we know about 16a, 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 St Davids Road homes
16a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,901
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.1 km
Montgomerie Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy. 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
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB