4 Dock Mill Cottages, Napier Road, Southsea, PO5 2RD
About 4 Dock Mill Cottages
4 Dock Mill Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 92.4% above the 2002 sale of £98,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. At 37 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Dock Mill Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2020RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of windows to front and rear elevations
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00180/HOU
- Aug 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of windows to front and rear elevations
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00057/LBC
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Dock Mill Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.5% per year over 2 years.
£98,250
Growth on file: 20.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2002Most recent
£98,250
+24.4%over 1 year12 January 2001
£79,000
+23.4%30 August 2000
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 2RD: £195,000 (2025–2001).
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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 Napier Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 4 Dock Mill Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Napier Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Southsea Infant School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB