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About 26 Balfour Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Balfour Street is an end-of-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 410.7% above the 2001 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 47.1% below the postcode norm. At 94 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 53 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 Balfour Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balfour Street homes
Four headline reads against 53 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 26 Balfour Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£298
Street avg £813
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oldham district page.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balfour Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Anne's RC Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OL4 1NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 77 points of interest in total.
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