What kind of home is 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB last sold for £300,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £210,000 in December 2020. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

The current EPC rating for 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PO6 3JB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB use?

The latest EPC at 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB in?

16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB sits in Cosham, Portsmouth, Portsmouth. It falls within the PO6 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

Police records around 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB 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 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

The closest primary school to 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB is Portsdown Primary School (240m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is City of Portsmouth College (1.4km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB?

The closest bus stop to 16 Second Avenue, PO6 3JB is First Avenue, 107m away. The nearest rail option is Cosham Rail Station, 558m away.

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16 Second Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JB

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 16 Second Avenue

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

16 Second Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cosham, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 112% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2024

Current Certificate

May 2014

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 May 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Second Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 16 Second Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JB

1decisions1extensions7documents13nearby

Sept 2023
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension extending 3.6m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 3m to the eaves and a maximum height of 3m
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
23/00060/GPDC
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Second Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.9% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Growth on file: 42.9% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

30 September 2021Most recent
£300,000
+42.9%over 10 months
7 December 2020
£210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 3JB: £335,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PO6 3JB

On the street

Versus other Second 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, 16 Second Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,750

Street avg £2,664

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

260/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

First Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Portsdown Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO6 3JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PO6 3JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

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