Terraced 2 sales on record

3 LIME GROVE

PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG

£257,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Winchcombe Road	0.2 miles
Shop	One Stop	0.3 miles
Train station	Portchester	1.4 miles
University	Careers and Employability Service	4.0 miles
Hospital	Forton Medical Centre	4.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£257,500 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,527/m²

Local average

£932,875 (36 sales)

Street crime

170 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 09/05/2019

Expiry date: 08/05/2029

Current heating cost: £491/year

Potential heating cost: £318/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,740

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

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£15)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
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	06/02/2026	£257,500	Terraced	+25%	£261,482 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	20/08/2019	£206,000	Terraced	—	£255,233 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	£257,500
sold	01/01/2026	£257,500
listed	28/10/2025	£250,000
listed	13/05/2019	£210,000
sold	01/01/2019	£206,000
sold	01/01/2019	£206,000
sold	01/01/1999	£60,000
sold	01/01/1999	£60,000

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
109 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BZ	£230,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
2A TARLETON ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BD	£290,000	28/11/2025	Terraced
61 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DQ	£260,000	08/12/2023	Terraced
165 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BZ	£240,000	23/10/2023	Terraced
157 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH	£240,000	25/08/2023	Terraced
139 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH	£224,000	05/05/2023	Terraced
156 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH	£260,000	28/04/2023	Terraced
56 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BU	£255,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
21 COLESBOURNE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DZ	£255,000	11/11/2022	Terraced
93 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DQ	£220,000	31/10/2022	Terraced
4 SEVERN CLOSE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BB	£265,000	14/07/2022	Terraced
157 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH	£215,000	30/05/2022	Terraced
18 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG	£280,000	27/05/2022	Terraced
67 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BX	£180,000	22/04/2022	Terraced
33 WINCHCOMBE ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BA	£242,000	01/04/2022	Terraced
134 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DE	£170,000	11/02/2022	Terraced
45 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BT	£192,500	11/02/2022	Terraced
36 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BU	£195,000	11/02/2022	Terraced
48 LEDBURY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BS	£195,000	11/02/2022	Terraced
16 COLLINGTON CRESCENT, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BH	£217,500	28/01/2022	Terraced

Area average: £231,300 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Bryher Island, Port Solent	£825,000	3	Town house	0.78 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 296.1%

10y growth 394.7%

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

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
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Deerhurst Crescent, PO6	£1,480/mo	3	0.38 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bredenbury Crescent, PO6	£450/mo	3	0.46 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Mousehole Road, PO6	£1,580/mo	3	0.65 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Walsingham Close, PO6	£1,450/mo	3	0.66 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Clacton Road, PO6	£1,550/mo	3	0.8 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,302/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.57%

Max investor price (0.8%) £185,000

Target investor price (1%) £148,000

Gross yield 6.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.5×

Monthly cashflow £293/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 4.7%

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	95
Public order	18
Shoplifting	12
Criminal damage and arson	10
Anti-social behaviour	9
Other theft	8
Drugs	6
Burglary	3
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	2
Vehicle crime	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	170

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
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 17 Sep 2018
Beacon View Primary Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 15 Nov 2022
The Victory Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Castle View Academy	Secondary	0.9 miles	Good — 21 Sep 2022
The Wymering School	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
12/02/2007	22/01/2007	4	—

# 3 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG

## Property details

- Slug: `d5b78d5` (address key hash: `d5b78d5479397d7ae3e96cbf3025813cc0171334`)
- Postcode: PO6 4DG
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £257,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,527/m²
- Local average: £932,875 (36 sales)
- Street crime: 170 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £257,500
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/05/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £491/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,740

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£15)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8881-6725-7260-9661-2902)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £257,500 | Terraced | +25% | £261,482 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-382c-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2019-08-20 | £206,000 | Terraced | — | £255,233 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/93e6821e-5f32-40fd-e053-6b04a8c0c1df) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG | £257,500 | 06/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 3 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG | £206,000 | 20/08/2019 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [71659825](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/67f039d)
- Matched listing: [168699473](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/98aacb6)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £257,500 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £257,500 |
| listed | 2025-10-28 | £250,000 |
| listed | 2019-05-13 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £206,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £206,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £60,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £60,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 109 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BZ | £230,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 2A TARLETON ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BD | £290,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 61 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DQ | £260,000 | 08/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 165 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BZ | £240,000 | 23/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 157 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH | £240,000 | 25/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 139 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH | £224,000 | 05/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 156 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH | £260,000 | 28/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 56 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BU | £255,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 21 COLESBOURNE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DZ | £255,000 | 11/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 93 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DQ | £220,000 | 31/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 SEVERN CLOSE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BB | £265,000 | 14/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 157 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DH | £215,000 | 30/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 LIME GROVE, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG | £280,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 67 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BX | £180,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 WINCHCOMBE ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BA | £242,000 | 01/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 134 LEOMINSTER ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DE | £170,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BT | £192,500 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 DORMINGTON ROAD, PAULSGROVE, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BU | £195,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 48 LEDBURY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BS | £195,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 COLLINGTON CRESCENT, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4BH | £217,500 | 28/01/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £231,300 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Bryher Island, Port Solent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fe1af64) | £825,000 | 3 | Town house | 0.78 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 296.1%
- **10y growth:** 394.7%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Deerhurst Crescent, PO6 | £1,480/mo | 3 | 0.38 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bredenbury Crescent, PO6 | £450/mo | 3 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Mousehole Road, PO6 | £1,580/mo | 3 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Walsingham Close, PO6 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.66 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Clacton Road, PO6 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,302/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.57% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £185,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £148,000

*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 £1,480/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £293/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.7%

*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 | 95 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **170** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 17 Sep 2018 |
| Beacon View Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 15 Nov 2022 |
| The Victory Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Castle View Academy | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| The Wymering School | Other | 1.0 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #4457996
- **Address:** 3 Lime Grove, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4DG
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/02/2007
- **Work Completed:** 22/01/2007
- **Items:** 4 window(s)