4 Ashby Place, Southsea, PO5 3NA
About 4 Ashby Place
4 Ashby Place is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Ashby Place sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Aug 2002TreesIn report
TOPPING AND LOPPING A MAPLE LOCATED IN THE REAR GARDEN WITHIN CONSERVATION AREA 2
Conservation Area- Reference
- B*30728/AA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 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
4 Ashby Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£382,000
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
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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 4 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
4 Ashby Place outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB