What kind of home is 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is a detached house.

What did 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW sell for?

85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW last sold for £382,000 in February 2021, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £277,500 in November 2019, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

Across 2 sales between November 2019 and February 2021, 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW rose from £277,500 to £382,000, a change of £104,500. That works out to roughly +30.4% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The current EPC rating for 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW use?

The latest EPC at 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is in council tax band E.

Which area is 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW in?

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

How safe is the area around 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

Police records around 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW show an average of 260 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The closest primary school to 85 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 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW?

The closest bus stop to 85 First Avenue, PO6 1JW is First Avenue, 116m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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85 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 85 First Avenue

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

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 £446,000 is 16.8% 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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Energy

Energy performance

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

85 First Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Jul 2019

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 July 2029

2 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 First Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 First Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

85 First Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£446,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.4% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£382,000

Growth on file: 30.4% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

4 February 2021Most recent
£382,000
+37.7%over 1 year
22 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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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 price per m², 85 First Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,548

Street avg £2,880

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

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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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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

Low

55 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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