What type of property is 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB last sold for £626,000 in December 2016, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £72,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and December 2016, 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB rose from £72,000 to £626,000, a change of £554,000. That works out to roughly +11.9% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in April 2024. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft). That makes it about 39% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in N5 2HB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB heated?

The latest EPC at 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB located?

4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB sits in London. It falls within the N5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

Police records around 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (238% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

The closest primary school to 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB is St Joan of Arc RC Primary School (407m), one of 76 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The London Screen Academy (301m), with 23 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Balfour Road, N5 2HB is Balfour Road / Lexfield House, 125m away. The nearest rail option is Canonbury Rail Station, 551m away.

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4a, Balfour Road, London, N5 2HB

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4a

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

4a is a mid-terrace house in London (N5 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band.

Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 is 28.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Balfour Road, London, N5 2HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

4a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£807,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£626,000

Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2016Most recent
£626,000
+76.3%over 9 years
16 January 2007
£355,000
+393.1%over 9 years
8 September 1997
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in N5 2HB: £1,060,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Balfour Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,260

Street avg £7,541

On par

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 78 m²

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Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Area

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Full London report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Balfour Road / Lexfield House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The London Screen Academy. 99 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around N5 2HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for N5 2HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

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