Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 18 Blake Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Blake Road is a semi-detached house in Drayton, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1ET). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2021.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Blake Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2024
Current Certificate
Jan 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 January 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 18 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
1decisions1extensions10documents4nearby
- Mar 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Construction of a front and rear dormer
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01339/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Blake Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1ET: £360,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in PO6 1ET
1 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
Sold Aug 2020
£570,0009 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
Sold Jun 2020
£367,50021 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
Sold Apr 2020
£355,00012 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
Sold Dec 2019
£360,00011 Blake Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1ET
Sold May 2018
£347,000
Versus other Blake Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 18 Blake Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
260/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Waterworks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Solent Infant School. 22 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO6 1ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
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