12 Balfour Road, Gloucester, GL1 5QG
About 12 Balfour Road
12 Balfour Road is a semi-detached house in Gloucester (GL1 5QG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 91 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
12 Balfour Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Balfour Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL1 5QG: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL1 5QG
Versus other Balfour Road homes
EPC Rating for 12 Balfour Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lysons Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Linden Primary School. 27 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB