Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

37 THE RIDINGS

PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0UE

£400,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hilsea Park	0.1 miles
Shop	Carpets2Go	0.2 miles
Train station	Hilsea	0.4 miles
University	Careers and Employability Service	2.5 miles
Hospital	Forton Medical Centre	3.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

100 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£400,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,000/m²

Local average

£324,767 (15 sales)

Street crime

399 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 12/07/2017

Expiry date: 11/07/2027

Current heating cost: £948/year

Potential heating cost: £501/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,445

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£70)
Replacement warm air unit (£1,250 - £2,500)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	25/02/2026	£400,000	Semi-detached	+42.9%	£406,612 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	03/01/2018	£280,000	Semi-detached	—	£350,981 to April 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

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
48 TORRINGTON ROAD, NORTH END, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TW	£242,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
29 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ	£360,000	11/11/2025	Semi-detached
3 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ	£300,000	12/12/2023	Semi-detached
79 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH	£320,000	01/12/2023	Semi-detached
51 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH	£321,000	30/11/2023	Semi-detached
8 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ	£375,000	01/11/2023	Semi-detached
16 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ	£304,000	10/03/2023	Semi-detached
8 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ	£305,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
11 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG	£370,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
65 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH	£310,000	01/09/2022	Semi-detached
98 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TQ	£400,000	23/08/2022	Semi-detached
12 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ	£380,000	08/08/2022	Semi-detached
18 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ	£160,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
87 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH	£320,000	17/05/2022	Semi-detached
17 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG	£325,000	25/04/2022	Semi-detached
34 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG	£310,000	11/02/2022	Semi-detached
98 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TL	£350,000	15/11/2021	Semi-detached
81 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH	£308,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached
2 MARK CLOSE, HILSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5JB	£275,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached
4 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ	£290,000	09/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £316,250 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 20%

10y growth 30%

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

1y (index) 1.2%

5y (index) 16.3%

10y (index) 42.2%

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

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, Connaught Road, PO2	£1,200/mo	2	0.79 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,200/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.3%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 3.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 27.8×

Monthly cashflow £-520/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.4%

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)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	130
Shoplifting	84
Anti-social behaviour	40
Criminal damage and arson	31
Vehicle crime	30
Public order	27
Drugs	19
Other theft	14
Other crime	7
Burglary	5
Bicycle theft	4
Possession of weapons	4
Robbery	3
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	399

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
Gatcombe Park Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 10 Jul 2023
Trafalgar School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 23 Oct 2023
UTC Portsmouth	Secondary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 22 Jul 2021
Cliffdale Primary Academy	Other	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 23 Dec 2016
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 22 Nov 2023

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# 37 THE RIDINGS, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0UE

## Property details

- Slug: `aacaab3` (address key hash: `aacaab344609e36c889611f88e91005962b6b1b3`)
- Postcode: PO2 0UE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 100 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £400,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,000/m²
- Local average: £324,767 (15 sales)
- Street crime: 399 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-02-25
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 11/07/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £948/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,445

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£70)
- M (£1,250 - £2,500)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0417-2862-7737-9193-1845)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-25 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | +42.9% | £406,612 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-364f-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2018-01-03 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | — | £350,981 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/64342bfe-3b85-422c-e053-6c04a8c0fb8a) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 37 THE RIDINGS, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0UE | £400,000 | 25/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 37 THE RIDINGS, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0UE | £280,000 | 03/01/2018 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 48 TORRINGTON ROAD, NORTH END, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TW | £242,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 29 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ | £360,000 | 11/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ | £300,000 | 12/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 79 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH | £320,000 | 01/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH | £321,000 | 30/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ | £375,000 | 01/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 16 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ | £304,000 | 10/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ | £305,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG | £370,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 65 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH | £310,000 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 98 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TQ | £400,000 | 23/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ | £380,000 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TJ | £160,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 87 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH | £320,000 | 17/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG | £325,000 | 25/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 AMBERLEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TG | £310,000 | 11/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 98 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TL | £350,000 | 15/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 81 MERRIVALE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0TH | £308,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 2 MARK CLOSE, HILSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5JB | £275,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 BEECHWOOD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9QJ | £290,000 | 09/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £316,250 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 20%
- **10y growth:** 30%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Portsmouth; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 42.2%

## 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. 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, Connaught Road, PO2 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,200/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.3% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*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 £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 27.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-520/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.4%

*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 | 130 |
| Shoplifting | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Public order | 27 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **399** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Gatcombe Park Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 10 Jul 2023 |
| Trafalgar School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 23 Oct 2023 |
| UTC Portsmouth | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 22 Jul 2021 |
| Cliffdale Primary Academy | Other | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 23 Dec 2016 |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 Nov 2023 |