1 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
About 1 Air Balloon Road
1 Air Balloon Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bristol (BS5 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1167 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 sits 63.3% above the 2017 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Air Balloon Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Air Balloon Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension.
- Reference
- 00/01473/H
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 17 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 January 2017Most recent
£210,000
+187.9%over 17 years14 January 2000
£72,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 8LB: £200,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BS5 8LB
3 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
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Sold Jan 2024
£208,000The Air Balloon, Flat 5, 11 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
Sold Aug 2022
£192,000The Air Balloon, Flat 2, 11 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
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£160,000
Versus other Air Balloon Road homes
1 Air Balloon Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,937
Street avg £3,772
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Marling Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Air Balloon Hill Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







