79 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
About 79 First Avenue
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. 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 August 2028
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Planning history
1 application on record at 79 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
- Sept 2015FullOutcome in report
Construction of dormer window to front roof slope
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01129/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
79 First Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£425,000
+240.0%over 18 years19 May 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1JW: £425,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PO6 1JW
71 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Sept 2025
£315,00099 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Aug 2022
£425,00085 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Feb 2021
£382,000101 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Dec 2020
£475,00097 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Mar 2020
£470,000
Versus other First Avenue homes
On epc rating, 79 First Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,400
Street avg £2,995
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
260/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







