43 Balfour Street, Oldham, OL4 1NR
About 43 Balfour Street
43 Balfour Street is a mid-terrace house in Oldham (OL4 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 92.3% above the 2025 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 95% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £65,000. At 60 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 53 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
43 Balfour Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 43 Balfour Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 28 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2025Most recent
£65,000
+8.3%over 14 years30 June 2011
£60,000
+328.6%over 9 years18 October 2001
£14,000
+30.8%over 3 years17 March 1998
£10,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1NR: £115,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Balfour Street homes
Years Held for 43 Balfour Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,083
Street avg £794
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balfour Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Anne's RC Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB







