Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Highlands Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Highlands Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Drayton, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 99 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 10.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 142.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £391,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
8 Highlands Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 August 2030
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£391,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£391,000
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
£529,9956 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
£305,0007 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Sold Aug 2013
£190,000
Versus other Highlands Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Highlands Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,949
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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 8 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.