5 Rectory Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 1AL
About 5 Rectory Avenue
5 Rectory Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 45.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 81 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 28 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 5 Rectory Avenue.
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of part two storey/part single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01851/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Rectory Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2016Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1AL: £450,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PO6 1AL
Everything we know about 5 Rectory Avenue, 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 Rectory Avenue homes
On floor area, 5 Rectory Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £2,881
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB