1 Hillborough Crescent, Southsea, PO5 2AN
About 1 Hillborough Crescent
1 Hillborough Crescent is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £750,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 91.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Hillborough Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Hillborough Crescent is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Within Tree Preservation Order 44 - (T79) Bay (Laurus nobilis), Crown reduction of 3m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00671/TPO
- Mar 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Within Tree Preservation Order 44- multi stemmed Bay (T79) crown thin by 30%
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00023/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Hillborough Crescent
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
Price for 1 Hillborough Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£813,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 24 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2019Most recent
£750,000
+72.4%over 14 years31 August 2005
£435,000
+52.6%over 3 years14 March 2002
£285,000
+103.6%over 4 years20 May 1997
£140,000
+16.7%over 1 year21 November 1995
£119,995
+56.9%29 June 1995
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 2AN: £470,000 (2022–2003).
Everything we know about 1 Hillborough Crescent, 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 Hillborough Crescent homes
1 Hillborough Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,886
Street avg £2,453
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Kings Theatre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southsea Infant School. 30 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
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB