1 Browning Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4PE

1 Browning Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO6 4PE). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 73.8% above the 2014 sale of £79,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014).