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29 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL

6 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
148 m²
1589 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 29 Rectory Avenue

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

29 Rectory Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1589 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2021 for £450,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

29 Rectory Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2022

Current Certificate
Mar 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 March 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Rectory Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

29 Rectory Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£450,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £450,000

    +12.8%over 3 years

  2. 3 September 2017

    £399,000

    +9.3%over 1 year

  3. 19 November 2015

    £365,000

    +33.7%over 3 years

  4. 30 August 2012

    £273,000

    +18.7%over 7 years

  5. 28 March 2005

    £230,000

    +76.9%over 5 years

  6. 8 September 1999

    £129,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1AL: £445,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Rectory Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 29 Rectory Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,048

Street avg £2,764

On par

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 29 Rectory Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£495k

1 Highlands Road, Drayton

PO6 1HL

4 bed
£427k

1 Copper Beech Drive

PO6 1AZ

4 bed2 bath
£700k

1 Blake Road, Drayton

PO6 1ET

4 bed2 bath
£811k

1 Hilltop Crescent, Drayton

PO6 1BB

4 bed3 bath
£550k

1 Down End Road, Drayton

PO6 1HT

5 bed
£365k

1 Hardy Road

PO6 1JY

3 bed2 bath
£352k

1 Copsey Close, Drayton

PO6 1NT

3 bed1 bath
£338k

1 Copsey Grove, Drayton

PO6 1NA

3 bed1 bath
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.
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Crime

260/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

A Local Area 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 29 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.