226 Balby Road, Doncaster, DN4 0NE

226 Balby Road is a detached house in Doncaster (DN4 0NE). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 121 m² this is the 39th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–468 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 21). The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Doncaster HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 97.1% above the 2009 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.