Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
836 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 First Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 16 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 £364,000 sits 65.5% 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.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020
Current Certificate
Nov 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 November 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 First Avenue 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.
8 First Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£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
Versus other First Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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PO6 1NT
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£325k
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£322k
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PO6 1AY
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£427k
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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
0.2 km
First Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Solent Infant School. 20 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 1JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB
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 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.