31 Balham Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3QP
About 31 Balham Avenue
31 Balham Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackpool (FY4 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £225,000 in July 2025. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 17.8% above the 2025 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
31 Balham Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
31 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.
Sales history & valuation
31 Balham Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 28 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2025Most recent
£225,000
+172.7%over 28 years29 May 1997
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY4 3QP: £255,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in FY4 3QP
Versus other Balham Avenue homes
On years held, 31 Balham Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,461
Street avg £1,687
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







