56 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
About 56 Old Rectory Road
56 Old Rectory Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
56 Old Rectory Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Old Rectory Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 9 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2021Most recent
£405,000
+88.4%over 9 years24 May 2012
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1AH: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO6 1AH
41 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
Sold Apr 2025
£515,0003 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
Sold Mar 2025
£450,00022 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
Sold Oct 2024
£400,00036 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
Sold Jul 2023
£410,00058 Old Rectory Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1AH
Sold Aug 2021
£425,000
Everything we know about 56 Old Rectory 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

Versus other Old Rectory Road homes
56 Old Rectory Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,779
Street avg £3,037
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Andrews Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Solent Infant School. 23 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB