St Martins Lodge, Flat 3, 2 Kenilworth Road, Southsea, PO5 2PG

St Martins Lodge is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in St Martins Lodge, where floor areas span 37–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 20.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.