What type of property is 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS last change hands?

8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS last sold for £400,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £58,000 in November 1996, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 1996 and June 2021, 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS rose from £58,000 to £400,000, a change of £342,000. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (1,679 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 88% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PO6 1JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS located?

8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS sits in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth. It falls within the PO6 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

Police records around 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 68% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

The closest primary school to 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS is Solent Infant School (541m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Springfield School (1.0km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Second Avenue, PO6 1JS is First Avenue, 206m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Second Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JS

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

156 m²

1679 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Second Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Second Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1JS). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £400,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Second Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Second Avenue.

May 2018
Extension
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective application for the construction of a single storey rear extension
Retrospective
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
18/00238/PLAREG
View planning record
Sept 2002
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION WITH FORMATION OF FIRST FLOOR BALCONY TO REAR ELEVATION
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
A*38066/AA
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Second Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£424,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

20 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
+589.7%over 24 years
29 November 1996
£58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1JS: £300,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PO6 1JS

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On the street

Versus other Second Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Second Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,564

Street avg £2,541

On par

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO6 1JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PO6 1JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.7dB

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