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15 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Rectory Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Rectory Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 34.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • DrivewayYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Rectory Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of a single storey rear extension and the installation of an area of raised decking.

    Agent
    FAO Mr Conner Mallen
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00112/HOU
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

15 Rectory Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£269,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2017Most recent

    £269,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1AL: £450,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 15 Rectory Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,165

Street avg £2,878

Above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Portsmouth district page.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Rectory Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Solent Infant School. 24 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO6 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO6 1AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO6 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.