1 Livingstone Road, Southsea, PO5 1RS
About 1 Livingstone Road
1 Livingstone Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £765,000 in April 2025. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 223.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Livingstone Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of a single storey extension to replace existing; external alterations to roof and dormers; replacement door and canopy to front elevation
- Agent
- FAO Mr Anthony Brown
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00415/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Livingstone Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 9 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2025Most recent
£765,000
+68.1%over 9 years30 November 2015
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1RS: £365,000 (2017–1999).
Nearby sales in PO5 1RS
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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 Livingstone Road homes
1 Livingstone Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,477
Street avg £1,608
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB