85 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
About 85 First Avenue
85 First Avenue is a detached house in Farlington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 84 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £382,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
85 First Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
85 First Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 85 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
85 First Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.4% per year over 1 year.
£382,000
Growth on file: 30.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
4 February 2021Most recent
£382,000
+37.7%over 1 year22 November 2019
£277,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 1JW: £425,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PO6 1JW
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Sold Sept 2025
£315,00099 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Aug 2022
£425,00079 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Apr 2021
£425,000101 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Dec 2020
£475,00097 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW
Sold Mar 2020
£470,000
Everything we know about 85 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other First Avenue homes
On price per m², 85 First Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,548
Street avg £2,880
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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
0.1 km
First Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB