1 Norfolk Street, Southsea, PO5 4DR

1 Norfolk Street is a detached house in Southsea (PO5 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 478.9% above the 1997 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.