Flat 2, 23 Elphinstone Road, Southsea, PO5 3HP

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 3HP). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56).

Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 67.6% below the 2025 sale of £450,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£972/sq ft) was about 478.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £450,000 — fresh data. At 43 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 39 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.