2 Donaldson Road, Portsmouth, PO6 2SZ
About 2 Donaldson Road
2 Donaldson Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 36.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. At 84 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Donaldson Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension, extending 4m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 2.8m to the eaves and maximum height of 3.1m
- Agent
- Thorns Young
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00038/GPDC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Donaldson Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Donaldson Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2017Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 2SZ: £375,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PO6 2SZ
Everything we know about 2 Donaldson Road, 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Donaldson Road homes
Floor Area for 2 Donaldson Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,214
Street avg £2,893
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Donaldson Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Highbury Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.4dB