30b, Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
About 30b
30b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 62 m² this is the 18th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 62 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 53 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 20.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £125,000.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
30b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
30b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 30b
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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 grown by over 3x since 1997.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2019Most recent
£125,000
+247.2%over 21 years9 September 1997
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3JL: £185,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 3JL
Flat 1, 14 Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
Sold Nov 2025
£238,00030e, Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
Sold May 2024
£185,000Flat 5, 14 Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
Sold Nov 2023
£114,00032 Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
Sold Jun 2022
£530,000Flat 3, 14 Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JL
Sold Aug 2021
£185,000
Everything we know about 30b, 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 Nightingale Road homes
30b is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,016
Street avg £2,220
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.2 km
Castle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Jude's CofE Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB