5 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
About 5 Cavendish Road
5 Cavendish Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Southsea (PO5 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £898,000 is 13% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 86.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £795,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Cavendish Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2018RenovationFullIn report
Reinstatement of sections of front boundary wall.
- Agent
- FAO Mr John Pike
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00811/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Cavendish Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£898,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.2% per year over 2 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 30.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2019Most recent
£795,000
+55.1%over 1 year26 July 2017
£512,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 2DG: £190,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PO5 2DG
11 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
Sold Mar 2025
£660,000Flat 2, 15 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
Sold Dec 2024
£138,000Flat 1, 15 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
Sold Sept 2023
£190,0006 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
Sold Sept 2022
£450,000Flat 4, 18 Cavendish Road, Southsea, PO5 2DG
Sold May 2022
£140,000
Everything we know about 5 Cavendish Road, 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 Cavendish Road homes
On price per m², 5 Cavendish Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,804
Street avg £3,601
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kings Theatre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southsea Infant School. 30 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB