Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Highlands Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Highlands Road is a semi-detached house in Drayton, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 159.5% above the 2000 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2024
Current Certificate
Feb 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 February 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Highlands Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Highlands Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.7% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2000)
£148,000
Growth on file: 22.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2000Most recent
£148,000
+111.4%over 3 years14 March 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1HL: £399,999 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in PO6 1HL
19 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Jul 2022
£529,9958 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Mar 2021
£391,0006 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Dec 2018
£399,99911 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Apr 2018
£405,0002 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Oct 2013
£305,000
Versus other Highlands Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 4 Highlands Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,542
Street avg £2,756
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
260/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
South Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Solent Junior School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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 1HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.