16 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
About 16 Ashby Place
16 Ashby Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £471,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Ashby Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Ashby Place
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
Latest sale on 16 Ashby Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£471,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2021Most recent
£471,500
+154.9%over 20 years26 September 2000
£185,000
+131.3%over 2 years24 November 1997
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3NA: £182,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PO5 3NA
6 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Aug 2025
£440,000Grace Court, Flat 8, 18 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Jun 2021
£117,000Grace Court, Flat 2, 18 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Jun 2021
£182,000Grace Court, Flat 7, 18 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Jul 2020
£115,000Grace Court, Flat 5, 18 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Nov 2017
£137,500
Everything we know about 16 Ashby Place, 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 Ashby Place homes
On floor area, 16 Ashby Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £2,993
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Southsea Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB