3 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
About 3 Air Balloon Road
3 Air Balloon Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bristol (BS5 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2024 for £328,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Air Balloon Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Air Balloon Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
£328,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2024Most recent
£328,000
+36.7%over 2 years1 February 2022
£240,000
+29.0%over 5 years7 July 2016
£186,000
+88.0%over 13 years28 August 2002
£98,950
+70.6%over 2 years7 January 2000
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 8LB: £192,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BS5 8LB
The Air Balloon, Flat 3, 11 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
Sold Apr 2024
£200,000The Air Balloon, Flat 4, 11 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
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
Sold Apr 2022
£160,000The Air Balloon, Flat 8, 11 Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LB
Sold Oct 2021
£156,000
Versus other Air Balloon Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Air Balloon Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,896
Street avg £2,785
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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







