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18 Balham Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3QP

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Balham Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Balham Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 122 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Balham Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Balham Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Balham Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£255,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2022Most recent

    £255,000

    +50.0%over 16 years

  2. 1 December 2006

    £169,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in FY4 3QP: £225,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Balham Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Balham Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,090

Street avg £1,635

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Balham Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£232k

1 Dugdale Court, Squires Gate Lane

FY4 3RW

3 bed
£177k

1 Hall Avenue

FY4 3AQ

3 bed1 bath
£167k

1 Broadfield Avenue

FY4 3RA

3 bed
£167k

1 Dorritt Road

FY4 3PE

3 bed1 bath
£161k

1 Helens Close

FY4 3QD

3 bed
£136k

1 Drakelowe Avenue

FY4 3NA

3 bed
£132k

1 Chestnut Avenue

FY4 3RH

3 bed
£129k

1 Collyhurst Avenue

FY4 3NF

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackpool district page.
Full Blackpool report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Weeton Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around FY4 3QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for FY4 3QP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for FY4 3QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Balham Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3QP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.