1c, Hereford Road, Southsea, PO5 2DH

1c is a two-bedroom detached house in Southsea (PO5 2DH). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. At 90 m² this is the 14th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–253 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file.

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 314.9% above the 1999 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 71.3% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).