8 Balfour Street, Keighley, BD21 1JD
About 8 Balfour Street
8 Balfour Street is a mid-terrace house in Keighley (BD21 1JD). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 100% above the 2008 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 127.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 128 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 9 EPCs).
Energy performance
8 Balfour Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
8 Balfour Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 9 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2008Most recent
£60,000
+215.8%over 8 years22 July 1999
£19,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD21 1JD: £70,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in BD21 1JD
Versus other Balfour Street homes
8 Balfour Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£469
Street avg £415
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malsis Rd Upper Calton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Holycroft Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







