8 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
About 8 First Avenue
8 First Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1JN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 836 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. At 78 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 60.5% above the 2010 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
8 First Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 First Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 First Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 First Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 December 2010Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1JN: £420,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PO6 1JN
2 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Sold Jul 2023
£420,00010 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Sold Oct 2021
£427,00052 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Sold Sept 2021
£348,00030 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Sold Jun 2021
£495,00044 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Sold Apr 2021
£367,000
Everything we know about 8 First 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 First Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 8 First Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,831
Street avg £3,055
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
First Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Solent Infant School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB