2 Selbourne Mews, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
About 2 Selbourne Mews
2 Selbourne Mews is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 3HB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in May 2006. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 53.3% above the 2006 sale of £242,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 16.9% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Selbourne Mews'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 2 Selbourne Mews is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Within Tree Preservation Order 220 - (T2) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Crown reduction 2-3m
- Agent
- Angus Tree Services
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00442/TPO
- Aug 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Within Tree Preservation Order 220 - Sycamore (T2) crown reduction by 30%
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01140/TPO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Selbourne Mews
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
2 Selbourne Mews valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£242,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 May 2006Most recent
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3HB: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PO5 3HB
County House, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
Sold Mar 2025
£367,0002 Elphinstone Flats, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
Sold Feb 2025
£230,0001 Selbourne Mews, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
Sold Jan 2025
£320,0001 Elphinstone Flats, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
Sold Oct 2023
£262,000Selbourne House, Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HB
Sold Apr 2019
£430,000
Everything we know about 2 Selbourne Mews, 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 Elphinstone Road homes
On price per m², 2 Selbourne Mews runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,373
Street avg £4,218
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
St. Judes Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 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
42.7dB