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71 Balfour Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DL

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 71 Balfour Road

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

71 Balfour Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 33.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 93 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 17 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Balfour Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Balfour Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.

81

But the area is active

81 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.

71 Balfour Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£254,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£190,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 November 2017Most recent

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO2 0DL: £272,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Balfour Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

71 Balfour Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,043

Street avg £1,938

On par

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Balfour Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£248k

1 Beaulieu Road

PO2 0DN

3 bed1 bath
£244k

1 Epworth Road

PO2 0HD

3 bed
£278k

1 Belgravia Road

PO2 0DX

3 bed1 bath
£290k

1 Balfour Road

PO2 0DH

3 bed2 bath
£299k

1 Burgundy Terrace, Battenburg Avenue

PO2 0TB

3 bed1 bath
£311k

1 Compton Road

PO2 0SS

3 bed
£320k

1 Kenyon Road

PO2 0JZ

3 bed
£335k

1 Battenburg Avenue

PO2 0SH

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Portsmouth district page.
Full Portsmouth report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

15/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Beresford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

King's Academy College Park (Infant). 41 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 PO2 0DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO2 0DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO2 0DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 71 Balfour Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.