6 Skye Close, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LT

6 Skye Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Cosham, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (PO6 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 sits 61.8% above the 2008 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm.