42 44, Great Southsea Street, Southsea, PO5 3BY

42 44 is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 98% above the 2012 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (February 2012). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.