Semi-Detached

128 GUILDFORD ROAD

PORTSMOUTH, PO1 5EB

£144,000

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Handy Stores 0.1 miles
Bus stop Arundel Street 0.2 miles
Train station Fratton 0.2 miles
University Careers and Employability Service 0.9 miles
Hospital Forton Medical Centre 3.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

74 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£144,000 Apr 2006

Price per m²

£1,946/m²

Street crime

1212 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 16/11/2023

Expiry date: 15/11/2033

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,100

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 20/04/2006 £144,000 Semi-detached — £265,164 to July 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

No comparable sales found in this area for the last 5 years.

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

1y (index) 2.3%
5y (index) 15.4%
10y (index) 38.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,231/mo
Realistic £1,368/mo
Optimistic £1,505/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Pelham Road, PO5 £1,895/mo 2 0.94 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Harbour Ridge, PO1 £1,400/mo 2 1.24 miles OpenRent
Studio Flat, The Round House, PO1 £895/mo 1 1.34 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Round House, PO1 £1,350/mo 2 1.34 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Crescent, PO1 £1,200/mo 2 1.35 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Blue Building, PO1 £1,650/mo 2 1.36 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Armory Lane, PO1 £1,850/mo 2 1.37 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,463/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.97%
Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000
Target investor price (1%) £140,000
Gross yield 11.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 8.6×
Monthly cashflow £668/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 19.2%
  • 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

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 431
Anti-social behaviour 149
Shoplifting 139
Public order 130
Criminal damage and arson 74
Drugs 66
Other theft 62
Vehicle crime 49
Burglary 28
Bicycle theft 21
Other crime 19
Possession of weapons 19
Robbery 16
Theft from the person 9
Total incidents 1212

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery Primary 0.1 miles Good — 10 Sep 2013
The Portsmouth Academy Secondary 0.3 miles Good — 23 May 2017
Priory School Secondary 0.4 miles Good — 15 Jan 2023
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary 0.4 miles Good — 10 Jul 2015
Madani Academy Other 0.4 miles Good — 12 Dec 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.