5 Garden Lane, Southsea, PO5 3DP
About 5 Garden Lane
5 Garden Lane is a six-bedroom detached house in Southsea (PO5 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 385 m² (around 4139 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 385 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,105,000 is 47.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Garden Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 5 Garden Lane.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of single storey front extension and construction of rear extension (after removal of existing)
- Agent
- FAO Mr Carl Leroy-Smith
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00690/HOU
- Jul 2011FullIn report
Installation of entrance gates
- Agent
- FAO: Mr Brendan Flynn
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00481/HOU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Garden Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Garden Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 2010Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3DP: £650,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 5 Garden Lane, in one report
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 Garden Lane homes
On floor area, 5 Garden Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,950
Street avg £3,749
Floor Area
385 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Green Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB