What kind of home is 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR last sold for £65,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £10,700 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR changed over time?

Across 4 sales between March 1998 and October 2025, 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR rose from £10,700 to £65,000, a change of £54,300. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

The current EPC rating for 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft). That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OL4 1NR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR use?

The latest EPC at 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR in?

43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR sits in Oldham. It falls within the OL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

Police records around 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

The closest primary school to 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR is St Anne's RC Primary School (244m), one of 39 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Leesbrook (971m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR?

The closest bus stop to 43 Balfour Street, OL4 1NR is Balfour Street, 123m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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43 Balfour Street, Oldham, OL4 1NR

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 43 Balfour Street

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

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 £116,000 sits 78.5% above the 2025 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 77.9% 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).

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Energy

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 2)

Jun 2025

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 June 2035

8 years remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Balfour Street, Oldham, OL4 1NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43 Balfour Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 43 Balfour Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£116,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£65,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2025Most recent
£65,000
+8.3%over 14 years
30 June 2011
£60,000
+328.6%over 9 years
18 October 2001
£14,000
+30.8%over 3 years
17 March 1998
£10,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in OL4 1NR: £95,000 (2026–2025).

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Versus other Balfour Street homes

Four headline reads against 53 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 43 Balfour Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,083

Street avg £832

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for OL4 1NR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.7dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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