7 Kent Road, Southsea, PO5 3EG
About 7 Kent Road
7 Kent Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 160% above the 2001 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 15.7% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Kent Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Kent Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Kent Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2001Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3EG: £322,000 (2022–2015).
Everything we know about 7 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
Price per m² for 7 Kent Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,533
Street avg £3,052
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB