Britannia House, Flat 2, 2 Britannia Road, Southsea, PO5 1SN
About Britannia House
Britannia House is an end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1SN). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold May 2024 for £135,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Britannia House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Britannia House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
111applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Britannia House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2024Most recent
£135,000
+12.5%over 3 years18 December 2020
£120,000
+25.7%over 1 year11 April 2019
£95,500
+9.8%over 14 years17 June 2004
£87,000
+152.2%over 3 years1 February 2001
£34,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1SN: £400,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in PO5 1SN
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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 Britannia Road homes
On epc rating, Britannia House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
Montgomerie Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory School. 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB