58 Somers Road, Southsea, PO5 4PX
About 58 Somers Road
58 Somers Road is a mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 40.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in November 2022. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
58 Somers Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 4 of planning permission 23/00553/FUL (Water Calculations)
- Agent
- Applecore PDM Ltd
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01612/DOC
- May 2023HMOFullIn report
Change of use from 6-bed/6-person House in Multiple Occupation to 7-bed/7-person House in Multiple Occupation
- Agent
- Applecore PDM Ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00553/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 58 Somers Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 2022Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 4PX: £266,000 (2023–2016).
Everything we know about 58 Somers Road, 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 Somers Road homes
58 Somers Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,713
Street avg £1,547
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.3 km
Isambard Brunel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 36 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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB