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About 14 Balfour Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Balfour Cottages is a semi-detached house in Burcot, Abingdon, Abingdon (OX14 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 12.2% below the 2015 sale of £435,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 129.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Balfour Cottages, Burcot, Abingdon, OX14 3DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2014New BuildFullPlanning Permission
Attached dwelling, off street parking and widening of existing access.(as amplified by additional plan showing access details received on 05 September 2014).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
14 Balfour Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2015)
£435,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
14 Balfour Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,370
Street avg £2,954
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 116 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 Abingdon district page.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX14 3DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
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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