Flat 1, 17 Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1RH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 66 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £195,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Flat 1 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lime (T27) crown lift to 5 metres, thin by 20% and clear dwelling by 2 metres within Tree Preservation Order 61.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02038/TPO
- Jan 2006RenovationFullIn report
CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT WELL AND INSTALLATION OF WINDOW AT LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO FRONT ELEVATION (AMENDED SCHEME A*38507/AA)
New Windows- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- A*38507/AB
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Flat 1
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 1 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2023Most recent
£195,000
+34.5%over 16 years24 August 2006
£145,000
+93.3%over 1 year9 February 2005
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1RH: £177,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 1RH
Flat 2, 25 Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
Sold Apr 2024
£177,00015 Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
Sold Feb 2024
£650,00019a, Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
Sold Sept 2022
£295,000Flat 1, 23 Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
Sold Nov 2021
£175,000Flat 4, 25 Campbell Road, Southsea, PO5 1RH
Sold May 2021
£168,500
Everything we know about Flat 1, 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 Campbell Road homes
On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,955
Street avg £3,140
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Lorne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bramble Infant School and Nursery. 32 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB