Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 9 Highlands Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Highlands Road is a semi-detached house in Drayton, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 62.8% above the 2011 sale of £247,500. At 145 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 11 EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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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.
9 Highlands Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2023
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2013
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 November 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Nov 2013from Aug 2010
Low Energy Lighting
15%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation
NaturalMVHR
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Highlands Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
9 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2011)
£247,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2011Most recent
£247,500
+117.1%over 11 years11 February 2000
£114,000
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.
9 Highlands Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,707
Street avg £2,739
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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.
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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
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