20 Clarence Road, Southsea, PO5 2LG
About 20 Clarence Road
20 Clarence Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 144 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 140.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagesingle
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- FAO Mr Charlie Power
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01829/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Clarence Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 5 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£570,000
+62.9%over 5 years13 October 2016
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 2LG: £416,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PO5 2LG
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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 Clarence Road homes
20 Clarence Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £3,067
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
The Rock Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB