20 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
About 20 Ashby Place
20 Ashby Place is a detached house in Southsea (PO5 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Ashby Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 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 20 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
20 Ashby Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3NA: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 3NA
6 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Aug 2025
£440,00016 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
Sold Aug 2021
£471,500Grace 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
£115,000
Everything we know about 20 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
20 Ashby Place is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB