1 Balfour Road, Southampton, SO19 8GW
About 1 Balfour Road
1 Balfour Road is an end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO19 8GW). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 27 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 37 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 26 EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Balfour Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Balfour Road homes
On floor area, 1 Balfour Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gladstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thornhill Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







