16, Balfour Street
16, Balfour Street
Description & Estimates







16, Balfour Street, Leicester is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 699 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 73.4 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 16, Balfour Street, Leicester is £177,208 and its rental estimate is £958 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 falls within the LE3 postal district.
Our Data Sources
16, Balfour Street, Leicester has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 16, Balfour Street, Leicester, we estimate a market value of £186,068 and a rental value of £1,005 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £164,803 and £891 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 16, Balfour Street, Leicester has seen its estimated sale value fall by £898 (0.5%) and its estimated rental value move up by £29 per month (3.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 16, Balfour Street, Leicester as measuring 73 m2.
That makes it the 17th largest plot in the postcode, where 19 of the 32 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
16, Balfour Street, Leicester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Dec 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 16, Balfour Street, Leicester completed on 2nd August 2018 at £122,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 74.8% over the period since August 2018.
- Sold Aug 2018£122,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 16, Balfour Street, Leicester have sold within a radius of 500 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th April 2019, was 10, Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 5EA, a freehold house which sold for £128,000.
Read more about house prices in LE3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 33 addresses on Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3, 16, Balfour Street, Leicester comes out as the 31st largest and the 31st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £44k less expensive than the average property across the LE3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mFosse Mead Primary Academy
- 400mSlater Primary School
- 800mInglehurst Junior School
- 500mBrook Mead Academy
- 800mCastle Mead Academy
- 1.1kmEnglish Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 16, Balfour Street, Leicester, the nearest station is Leicester, 2.0 kilometres away.
- 2.0kmLeicester
- 6.8kmSouth Wigston
- 7.3kmSyston
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

