Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 7 First Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 First Avenue is a semi-detached house in Cosham, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 3JH). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 95 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 20 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2003. Sold July 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jun 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 June 2032
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 7 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
1decisions1extensions13nearby
- Sept 2003BasementFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH BASEMENT LEVEL INCORPORATING LIGHTWELL
Extension- Reference
- A*38441/AA
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 2022Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO6 3JH: £270,000 (2026–2015).
Nearby sales in PO6 3JH
22 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
Sold Feb 2026
£303,00020 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
Sold Nov 2022
£313,5002 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
Sold Dec 2020
£259,0009 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
Sold Sept 2018
£270,00013 First Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JH
Sold Jun 2015
£192,500
Versus other First Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 First Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £2,355
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Portsdown Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO6 3JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB
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