37 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL
About 37 Rectory Avenue
37 Rectory Avenue is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £570,000 — fresh data. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 37 Rectory Avenue.
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of two-storey side extension with hipped roof
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01192/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 37 Rectory Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2025Most recent
£570,000
+171.4%over 19 years16 December 2005
£210,000
+97.2%over 5 years17 February 2000
£106,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1AL: £445,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO6 1AL
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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 Rectory Avenue homes
On years held, 37 Rectory Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,257
Street avg £2,873
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Rectory Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Solent Infant School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB