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Get startedThe Air Balloon is a semi-detached house in Bristol (BS5 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft). At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in The Air Balloon, where floor areas span 35–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The Air Balloon's carbon output is low for the local stock.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 6 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 6 years.
The Air Balloon is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £3,808
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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11 April 2022Most recent
£160,000
+14.3%over 6 years8 January 2016
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS5 8LB: £208,000 (2024–2022).
3 Air Balloon Road Bristol
Sold Nov 2024
The Air Balloon Flat 3 11 Air Balloon Road Bristol
Sold Apr 2024
The Air Balloon Flat 4 11 Air Balloon Road Bristol
Sold Jan 2024
The Air Balloon Flat 5 11 Air Balloon Road Bristol
Sold Aug 2022
The Air Balloon Flat 8 11 Air Balloon Road Bristol
Sold Oct 2021
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
BS5 8AD
Closest school
0.2 km
Air Balloon Hill Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB
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