Terraced 3 sales on record

172 FRANCIS AVENUE

SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ER

£430,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Devonshire Square	0.1 miles
Shop	The Co-operative Food	0.1 miles
Train station	Fratton	0.4 miles
University	Careers and Employability Service	1.1 miles
Hospital	Forton Medical Centre	3.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

130 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£430,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,308/m²

Local average

£286,040 (101 sales)

Street crime

946 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/03/2026

Expiry date: 10/03/2036

Current heating cost: £1,441/year

Potential heating cost: £1,109/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
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	01/04/2026	£430,000	Terraced	+97.7%	£430,000 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	02/03/2007	£217,500	Terraced	+141.7%	£364,970 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	08/10/1999	£90,000	Terraced	—	£367,842 to April 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	£430,000
listed	29/12/2025	£440,000
sold	01/01/2007	£217,500
sold	01/01/1999	£90,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
110 JUBILEE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JE	£270,000	12/01/2026	Terraced
67 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX	£262,000	07/01/2026	Terraced
17 SUTHERLAND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EY	£230,000	19/12/2025	Terraced
102 JUBILEE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JE	£310,000	17/12/2025	Terraced
64 SUTHERLAND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EZ	£210,000	12/12/2025	Terraced
92 ESSLEMONT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ET	£232,000	12/12/2025	Terraced
42 TALBOT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HE	£205,000	08/12/2025	Terraced
72 JESSIE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EW	£153,500	05/12/2025	Terraced
97 ESSLEMONT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ES	£215,000	28/11/2025	Terraced
86 JESSIE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EW	£177,000	26/11/2025	Terraced
39 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX	£220,500	07/11/2025	Terraced
94 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HU	£240,000	31/10/2025	Terraced
193 ST AUGUSTINE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 9AB	£340,000	09/09/2025	Terraced
93 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EU	£237,000	21/08/2025	Terraced
9 CHETWYND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0LZ	£362,500	17/02/2025	Terraced
245A FAWCETT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0DJ	£230,000	13/02/2025	Terraced
29 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JJ	£170,500	16/12/2024	Terraced
52 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EX	£234,000	19/12/2023	Terraced
105 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX	£206,000	12/12/2023	Terraced
38 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EX	£240,000	07/12/2023	Terraced

Area average: £237,250 (20 sales)

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 0.6%

10y growth 39.3%

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

1y (index) 0.9%

5y (index) 15.2%

10y (index) 42.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,229/mo

Realistic £1,366/mo

Optimistic £1,503/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Portsmouth.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.32%

Max investor price (0.8%) £170,750

Target investor price (1%) £136,600

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	373
Anti-social behaviour	126
Public order	82
Shoplifting	79
Vehicle crime	63
Criminal damage and arson	59
Drugs	46
Other theft	40
Robbery	21
Burglary	20
Possession of weapons	15
Other crime	8
Bicycle theft	7
Theft from the person	7
Total incidents	946

Within 1 mile during May 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
Devonshire Infant School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 10 May 2017
Bramble Infant School and Nursery	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 21 Apr 2019
Fernhurst Junior School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 6 Dec 2017
Craneswater Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 22 Apr 2013
Cumberland Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 26 Jan 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
01/11/2005	21/10/2005	—	1

# 172 FRANCIS AVENUE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ER

## Property details

- Slug: `691f368` (address key hash: `691f3687453933ec40f64d59542140a268b16589`)
- Postcode: PO4 0ER
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 130 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £430,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,308/m²
- Local average: £286,040 (101 sales)
- Street crime: 946 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £430,000
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 10/03/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £1,441/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0971-0277-3016-0916-5100)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-01 | £430,000 | Terraced | +97.7% | £430,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-094a-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2007-03-02 | £217,500 | Terraced | +141.7% | £364,970 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3bd38fba-78e0-42cb-9443-36b9f3f26599) |
| Sold | 1999-10-08 | £90,000 | Terraced | — | £367,842 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e6e6291c-31c5-4c9b-a76f-3b20509810e7) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 172 FRANCIS AVENUE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ER | £430,000 | 01/04/2026 | Terraced |
| 172 FRANCIS AVENUE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ER | £217,500 | 02/03/2007 | Terraced |
| 172 FRANCIS AVENUE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ER | £90,000 | 08/10/1999 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [170667914](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0c5667e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £430,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-29 | £440,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £217,500 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £90,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 110 JUBILEE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JE | £270,000 | 12/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 67 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX | £262,000 | 07/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 17 SUTHERLAND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EY | £230,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 102 JUBILEE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JE | £310,000 | 17/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 64 SUTHERLAND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EZ | £210,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 92 ESSLEMONT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ET | £232,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 42 TALBOT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HE | £205,000 | 08/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 72 JESSIE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EW | £153,500 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 97 ESSLEMONT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0ES | £215,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 86 JESSIE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EW | £177,000 | 26/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 39 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX | £220,500 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 94 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HU | £240,000 | 31/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 193 ST AUGUSTINE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 9AB | £340,000 | 09/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 93 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EU | £237,000 | 21/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 9 CHETWYND ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0LZ | £362,500 | 17/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 245A FAWCETT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0DJ | £230,000 | 13/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 29 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0JJ | £170,500 | 16/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 52 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EX | £234,000 | 19/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 105 BATH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0HX | £206,000 | 12/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 LONDESBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 0EX | £240,000 | 07/12/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £237,250 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 0.6%
- **10y growth:** 39.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Portsmouth; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 42.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Portsmouth). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,229/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,366/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,503/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Portsmouth (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £170,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £136,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 373 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 126 |
| Public order | 82 |
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Drugs | 46 |
| Other theft | 40 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Possession of weapons | 15 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| **Total incidents** | **946** |

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

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Devonshire Infant School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 10 May 2017 |
| Bramble Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 21 Apr 2019 |
| Fernhurst Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2017 |
| Craneswater Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 Apr 2013 |
| Cumberland Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 26 Jan 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3204463
- **Address:** 172 Francis Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 0ER
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/11/2005
- **Work Completed:** 21/10/2005
- **Items:** 1 door(s)