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About 13 Balfour Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Balfour Cottages is a semi-detached house in Burcot, Abingdon, Abingdon (OX14 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 277.3% above the 1997 sale of £110,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 7 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)
Jan 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 13 Balfour Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£110,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
13 Balfour Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,345
Street avg £3,759
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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