234a, Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1PA

234a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Drayton, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 13th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Sale prices here have outpaced Portsmouth HPI: 25.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 22.6% below the 2008 sale of £350,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£614/sq ft) was about 148.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.