Horatio Court, 4, 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 across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

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 £147,000 is 22.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 42.9% 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).