5 Kent Road, Southsea, PO5 3EG
About 5 Kent Road
5 Kent Road is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 769 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 30% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Kent Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Kent Road has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
External alterations to replace existing door and window to rear extension with French doors
New Windows- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00434/LBC
- Nov 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF 1.1M HIGH BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO EXISTING REAR PROJECTION (EAST ELEVATION) (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A*38912/AB
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Kent Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 16 years.
£188,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2013Most recent
£188,500
+12.2%over 7 years20 January 2006
£168,000
+15.1%over 2 years23 October 2003
£146,000
+122.9%over 6 years27 May 1997
£65,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3EG: £322,000 (2022–2015).
Everything we know about 5 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
On floor area, 5 Kent Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,639
Street avg £2,776
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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