4 Copper Street, Southsea, PO5 3BJ
About 4 Copper Street
4 Copper Street is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–76 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 20.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £141,500.
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Risks
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Trends
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Planning history
4 Copper Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Copper Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 17 years.
£141,500
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2020Most recent
£141,500
+4.8%over 6 years22 May 2014
£135,000
+19.5%over 10 years25 June 2003
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3BJ: £172,000 (2024–2019).
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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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Copper Street homes
4 Copper Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,011
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kings Road Junction — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Jude's CofE Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB