8 Garden Lane, Southsea, PO5 3DP

8 Garden Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £650,000.