What type of property is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is a 5-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

What did 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW sell for?

79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW last sold for £425,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in May 2002, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2002 and April 2021, 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW rose from £125,000 to £425,000, a change of £300,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The current EPC rating for 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PO6 1JW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW heated?

The latest EPC at 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is in council tax band C.

Where is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW located?

79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW sits in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth. It falls within the PO6 postcode district.

What is crime like near 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

Police records around 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW 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 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The closest primary school to 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is Solent Infant School (672m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Springfield School (1.3km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The closest bus stop to 79 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is First Avenue, 116m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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79 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 79 First Avenue

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

79 First Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 24.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

ParkingOff road
OutbuildingsYes

Building

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2015
Full
In report
Construction of dormer window to front roof slope
Agent
Ian Marshall
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
15/01129/HOU
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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.

79 First Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£528,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

8 April 2021Most recent
£425,000
+240.0%over 18 years
19 May 2002
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1JW: £425,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in PO6 1JW

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On the street

Versus other First Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 79 First Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,400

Street avg £2,995

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par

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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

0.1 km

First Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Solent Infant School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PO6 1JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

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