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Balfour Road, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Balfour Road, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/balfour-road-islington/

House prices, sold prices and local information for N5 2HB, N5 2HE, N5 2HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£2,800,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,247,629
31 sales
Price range
£520k – £3.2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Nov 2025
N5 2HD

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At a glance

House prices£1.25m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkCanonbury station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold69% leaseholdAcross 32 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

31 property sales on Balfour Road, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £2,800,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £760,150. Average sale prices rose from £768,667 in 2016 to £1,770,000 in 2025 (+130%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 65% flat, 32% terraced, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Balfour Road range from £520,000 to £3,200,000. 31% of homes sold here were freehold and 69% leasehold.

House prices on Balfour Road compared

N5 postcode area£858,434
London£755,818
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 N5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £768,667 (3 sales)2016£769k2017: £1,174,167 (3 sales)2017£1.17m2018: £776,250 (2 sales)2018£776k2019: £1,502,500 (2 sales)2019£1.5m2020: £650,000 (1 sales)2020£650k2021: £1,117,778 (9 sales)2021£1.12m2022: £1,031,833 (3 sales)2022£1.03m2023: £1,442,500 (2 sales)2023£1.44m2024: £2,015,000 (4 sales)2024£2.02m2025: £1,770,000 (2 sales)2025£1.77m

Tenure: 31% freehold and 69% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat20£760,1504 Feb 2025
Terraced10£2,109,85021 Nov 2025
Detached1£2,375,0001 Nov 2019

Sold prices on Balfour Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Balfour Road N5 2HD 21 Nov 2025£2,800,000 TerracedFreehold
Second Floor Flat, 4C, Balfour Road N5 2HB 4 Feb 2025£740,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 17 Dec 2024£700,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Balfour Road N5 2HB 26 Sep 2024£3,100,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement And Ground Floor Flat, 4A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 2 Aug 2024£1,060,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Balfour Road N5 2HD 15 May 2024£3,200,000 TerracedFreehold
31A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 24 Nov 2023£1,185,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Balfour Road N5 2HE 10 Jan 2023£1,700,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 89, Balfour Road N5 2HE 1 Dec 2022£638,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 21, Balfour Road N5 2HB 10 Jun 2022£562,500 FlatLeasehold
30, Balfour Road N5 2HE 13 May 2022£1,895,000 TerracedFreehold
113, Balfour Road N5 2HE 10 Dec 2021£1,530,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Balfour Road N5 2HE 29 Sep 2021£2,200,000 TerracedFreehold
61C, Balfour Road N5 2HD 28 Sep 2021£570,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 1, 89, Balfour Road N5 2HE 30 Jun 2021£645,000 FlatLeasehold
Upper Maisonette And Roof Space, 21, Balfour Road N5 2HB 25 Jun 2021£1,255,000 FlatLeasehold
73, Balfour Road N5 2HD 25 Jun 2021£1,750,000 TerracedFreehold
59C, Balfour Road N5 2HD 18 Feb 2021£585,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement And Ground Floor Flat, 4A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 8 Feb 2021£845,000 FlatLeasehold
59A, Balfour Road N5 2HD 8 Jan 2021£730,000 FlatLeasehold
99A, Balfour Road N5 2HE 8 Jan 2021£520,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 31 Jul 2020£650,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Balfour Road N5 2HB 1 Nov 2019£2,375,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, 89, Balfour Road N5 2HE 26 Jul 2019£630,000 FlatLeasehold
37A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 11 Dec 2018£722,500 FlatLeasehold
1C, Balfour Road N5 2HB 3 Oct 2018£830,000 FlatLeasehold
24B, Balfour Road N5 2HE 10 Nov 2017£873,500 TerracedLeasehold
14, Balfour Road N5 2HB 30 Mar 2017£2,050,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 65, Balfour Road N5 2HD 10 Feb 2017£599,000 FlatLeasehold
Second Floor Flat, 4, Balfour Road N5 2HB 9 Dec 2016£626,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, Balfour Road N5 2HB 25 Nov 2016£580,000 FlatLeasehold
Upper Maisonette And Roof Space, 21, Balfour Road N5 2HB 28 Apr 2016£1,100,000 FlatLeasehold

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
13A, Balfour Road £580,000 (Nov 2016) → £650,000 (Jul 2020) → £700,000 (Dec 2024) +21%
over 8 yrs
Basement And Ground Floor Flat, 4A, Balfour Road £845,000 (Feb 2021) → £1,060,000 (Aug 2024) +25%
over 3 yrs
Flat 1, 89, Balfour Road £630,000 (Jul 2019) → £645,000 (Jun 2021) +2%
over 2 yrs
Upper Maisonette And Roof Space, 21, Balfour Road £1,100,000 (Apr 2016) → £1,255,000 (Jun 2021) +14%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Balfour Road

Crime

1,655 crimes were 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).

Anti-social behaviour404
Violence & sexual offences372
Shoplifting148
Other theft142
Public order129
Drugs85

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

Schools near Balfour Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School 427 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
The London Screen Academy 867 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.2 mi
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 130 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Highbury Fields School 733 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School 206 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 892 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Grasmere Primary School 220 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Gillespie Primary School 227 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 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, tram & metro stations

  • Canonbury station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Drayton Park station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Highbury & Islington station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Arsenal Underground Station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Highbury & Islington Underground Station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Balfour Road / Crowfield House (Stop PW, HIGHBURY NEW PARK) 3 min walk
  • Balfour Road / Lexfield House (->N, HIGHBURY NEW PARK) 3 min walk
  • Balfour Road / Crowfield House (Stop PS) 3 min walk
  • Balfour Road/ Athenaeum Court (->S, HIGHBURY NEW PARK) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highbury Grange Medical Practice
    1-5 Highbury Grange, London · 0.1 mi
  • The Miller Practice
    49 Highbury New Park, Highbury, London · 0.2 mi
  • The Statham Grove Surgery
    Statham Grove, Stoke Newington, London · 0.3 mi
  • Mildmay Medical Practice
    2A Green Lanes, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Stoke Newington Green Lanes Express · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Drayton Park Express · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Matthias Road Express · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Hackney Clissold Quarter Local · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Highbury Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Safedale Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Wellcare Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Highbury Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Vistara Smiles · 0.3 mi
  • Kindan Dental · 0.4 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned39.6%62.5%
Private rented27.2%20.3%
Social rented32.9%17.1%
Households677

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6477.6%64.1%
Aged 65+12.1%18.6%
Residents1,316

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Islington 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

HereIslington
White72.5%62.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%13.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%7.5%
Other ethnic group6.7%7.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%10%

Religion

HereIslington
No religion46.5%40.8%
Christian35.6%34.7%
Muslim6.8%11.9%
Not answered6.8%7.8%
Jewish1.2%1.3%
Buddhist1%0.8%
Hindu0.8%1%
Other religion0.7%1.4%

Country of birth

HereIslington
Born in the UK66.2%60.1%
Born outside the UK33.8%39.9%

Highest qualification

HereIslington
Level 4 qualifications and above63.7%56.6%
Level 3 qualifications11.3%12.2%
No qualifications10.5%13.8%
Level 2 qualifications6.4%7.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.2%5.6%
Apprenticeship2.6%2.3%
Other qualifications1.3%2.4%

General health

HereIslington
Very good health57.4%54.8%
Good health28.7%29.3%
Fair health9.5%10.4%
Bad health3.9%4.1%
Very bad health0.6%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereIslington
No cars or vans in household62%66.9%
1 car or van in household31.6%28.7%
2 cars or vans in household5.2%3.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%0.7%

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 Islington.

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