38 Worthing Road, Southsea, PO5 2RN
About 38 Worthing Road
38 Worthing Road is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 2RN). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 125.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
38 Worthing Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
38 Worthing Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
20applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Worthing Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£570,000
+100.0%over 6 years1 December 2014
£285,000
-2.4%over 7 years24 October 2007
£292,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 2RN: £176,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PO5 2RN
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Worthing Road homes
38 Worthing Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,455
Street avg £1,182
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 235 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 14.9 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
Mayville High School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB