77a, Lawson Road, Southsea, PO5 1SD
About 77a
77a is a one-bedroom detached house in Southsea (PO5 1SD). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 190.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £160,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
77a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
111applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
77a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 15 years.
£160,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2022Most recent
£160,500
+12.2%over 3 years9 November 2018
£143,000
+160.0%over 11 years27 February 2007
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1SD: £260,000 (2025–2024).
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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 Lawson Road homes
77a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,864
Street avg £2,128
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Jessie Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bramble Infant School and Nursery. 35 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
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB