1a, Hillborough Crescent, Southsea, PO5 2AN

1a is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 166 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (212 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 sits 74.5% above the 2004 sale of £348,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.