1 Ivy Cottages, Grove Road South, Southsea, PO5 3QT
About 1 Ivy Cottages
1 Ivy Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3QT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sold October 2018 for £242,500. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 17.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Ivy Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Ivy Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.
£242,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 October 2018Most recent
£242,500
+34.7%over 6 years12 April 2012
£180,000
+12.5%over 2 years11 December 2009
£160,000
+19.4%over 3 years20 July 2006
£134,000
+49.7%over 4 years9 September 2001
£89,500
+19.3%over 2 years17 June 1999
£75,000
+25.0%over 2 years24 April 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 3QT: £212,500 (2023–2010).
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St. Judes Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB