73a, Beaconsfield Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 2PS

73a is a mid-terrace house in Portsmouth (PO6 2PS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–155 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 82.6% above the 2006 sale of £80,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).