# 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).*

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Northcote Road, PO4 | £1,875/mo | 4 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,875/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £234,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £187,500

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,875/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-31/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **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)