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Balfour Road, Gloucester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Balfour Road, Gloucester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gloucester-gloucestershire/balfour-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for GL1 5QG, GL1 5QH, GL1 5QJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£198,600
10 sales
Price range
£158k – £235k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jul 2025
GL1 5QG

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At a glance

House prices£199k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station22 min walkGloucester station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 13 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

10 property sales on Balfour Road, Gloucester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jul 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £194,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 30% terraced, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Balfour Road range from £158,000 to £235,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Balfour Road compared

GL1 postcode area£210,012
Gloucester£302,329
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Balfour Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all GL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £166,000 (1 sales)2016£166k2017: £210,000 (2 sales)2017£210k2018: £180,000 (1 sales)2018£180k2021: £188,500 (2 sales)2021£189k2022: £196,500 (2 sales)2022£197k2023: £230,000 (1 sales)2023£230k2025: £220,000 (1 sales)2025£220k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached6£194,66714 Apr 2022
Terraced3£202,66727 Jul 2025
Detached1£210,0001 Dec 2017

Sold prices on Balfour Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 27 Jul 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Balfour Road GL1 5QJ 24 Jan 2025£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 6 Jan 2023£230,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 19 Jul 2022£158,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 14 Apr 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Balfour Road GL1 5QJ 16 Jul 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Balfour Road GL1 5QH 3 Mar 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 18 Feb 2021£162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 28 Feb 2020£169,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 19 Oct 2018£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 1 Dec 2017£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15A, Balfour Road GL1 5QG 1 Dec 2017£210,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Balfour Road GL1 5QH 4 Aug 2016£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
15, Balfour Road £210,000 (Dec 2017) → £180,000 (Oct 2018) → £235,000 (Apr 2022) +12%
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Crime and flood risk near Balfour Road

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Balfour Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Balfour Road is in or near 9 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tributaries in Gloucester Flood alert area
  • River Severn in Gloucestershire Flood alert area
  • River Severn at Gloucester Flood alert area
  • Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness Flood alert area
  • Rivers Frome and Cam Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Balfour Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Linden Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 233 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Calton Primary School 508 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Ribston Hall High School 939 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Tredworth Junior School 310 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy 216 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Al Ashraf Primary School 136 pupils Other independent school Islam 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Hatherley Infant School 190 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Gloucester station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lysons Avenue (opp, Seymour Road) 1 min walk
  • Lysons Avenue (corner of, Seymour Road) 1 min walk
  • Cecil Road (opp, Wilton Road) 2 min walk
  • Alma Place (after, Seymour Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Rosebank Surgery
    153B Stroud Road, Gloucester · 0.4 mi
  • Partners In Health, Pavilion Family Drs
    153A Stroud Road, Gloucester · 0.4 mi
  • The Homeless Healthcare Team
    Rikenel, Montpellier, Gloucester · 0.7 mi
  • Severnside Medical Practice
    Quayside House, Quay Street, Gloucester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Seymour Road · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Gloucester Lysons Ave Express · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Linden Gloucester · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Linden Gloucester · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Linden Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • First Call Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Stroud Road Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Limes Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Gloucestershire Partnership N H · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.2%62.5%
Private rented35.3%20.3%
Social rented2.5%17.1%
Households561

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.8%64.1%
Aged 65+9.5%18.6%
Residents1,354

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Gloucester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Balfour Road

Ethnic group

HereGloucester
White84.3%84.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%3.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%3.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%6.5%
Other ethnic group1.8%1.2%

Religion

HereGloucester
No religion47.9%39.7%
Christian40.3%47.7%
Not answered5.8%6%
Muslim3.5%4.7%
Other religion1.3%0.5%
Hindu0.6%1%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereGloucester
Born in the UK82.6%85.6%
Born outside the UK17.4%14.4%

Highest qualification

HereGloucester
Level 3 qualifications23%18.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.7%27.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%15.3%
No qualifications16.3%18.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%11.5%
Apprenticeship6.8%6.1%
Other qualifications3.8%2.8%

General health

HereGloucester
Very good health49.7%46.7%
Good health36.1%35.3%
Fair health10.5%13%
Bad health3%3.9%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereGloucester
1 car or van in household49.5%41.8%
2 cars or vans in household23%28.6%
No cars or vans in household21.1%20.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%9.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Gloucester.

Planning and heritage near Balfour Road

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Estate agents near Balfour Road

  • T & G Sales and Letting 0.3 mi
  • Naylor Powell Estate Agents 0.7 mi
  • Gloucester Student Letting 0.8 mi
  • Barton and Tredworth Developments 0.9 mi
  • Taylors 1.1 mi

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