Horatio Court, 2, 18 Nelson Road, Southsea, PO5 2AS

Horatio Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Horatio Court (40–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 23.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 63 EPCs).