13 Kent Road, Southsea, PO5 3EG
About 13 Kent Road
13 Kent Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £310,000 in November 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2013ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Modify existing rear extension by replacement of roof, windows and door and installation of replacement wooden windows to rear elevation
- Agent
- FAO Mr Mark Ward
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00470/LBC
- Jun 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Modify existing rear extension by replacement of roof, windows and door
- Agent
- FAO Mr Mark Ward
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00462/HOU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 13 Kent Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£310,000
+63.2%over 8 years29 May 2014
£190,000
+9.8%over 6 years4 January 2008
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3EG: £322,000 (2022–2014).
Everything we know about 13 Kent Road, 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 Kent Road homes
13 Kent Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,483
Street avg £2,565
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Castle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Jude's CofE Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB