Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

53B QUEENS ROAD

PORTSMOUTH, PO2 7LT

£225,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop Unknown 0.1 miles
Bus stop Queens Road 0.1 miles
Train station Fratton 1.0 miles
University Careers and Employability Service 1.3 miles
Hospital Forton Medical Centre 3.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

62 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£225,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,629/m²

Local average

£321,147 (17 sales)

Street crime

724 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 13/06/2025

Expiry date: 12/06/2035

Current heating cost: £727/year

Potential heating cost: £394/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £22,323

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
  • Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£450 - £525)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,500)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 27/03/2026 £225,000 Semi-detached +320.5% £229,394 to May 2026 View transaction
Sold 21/12/1998 £53,510 Semi-detached -2.7% £241,281 to May 2026 View transaction
Sold 22/09/1997 £54,995 Semi-detached — £268,744 to May 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £225,000
listed 02/06/2025 £230,000
sold 01/01/1998 £53,510
sold 01/01/1997 £54,995

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
70 QUEENS ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 7NA £560,000 26/04/2023 Semi-detached

Area average: £560,000 (1 sale)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4%
10y growth 13.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Portsmouth. Series: Semi-detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 1%
5y (index) 17.1%
10y (index) 41.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Portsmouth. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,230/mo
Realistic £1,367/mo
Optimistic £1,504/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Portsmouth.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Portsmouth: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Toronto Road, PO2 £1,275/mo 2 0.18 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Washington Road, PO2 £1,250/mo 2 0.19 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,263/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%
Max investor price (0.8%) £157,875
Target investor price (1%) £126,300
Gross yield 6.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 14.9×
Monthly cashflow £226/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 4.1%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~271 m² (0.07 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 317
Anti-social behaviour 90
Shoplifting 86
Public order 55
Criminal damage and arson 34
Other theft 31
Vehicle crime 28
Drugs 20
Burglary 15
Possession of weapons 13
Bicycle theft 11
Other crime 9
Robbery 9
Theft from the person 6
Total incidents 724

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
New Horizons Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 27 Sep 2023
The Flying Bull Academy Primary 0.3 miles Good — 18 Dec 2013
Manor Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 7 Jul 2024
Penbridge Junior School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 10 Apr 2013
Madani Academy Other 0.5 miles Good — 12 Dec 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.