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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/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SE25 5JX, SE25 5JY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£360,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£367,957
24 sales
Price range
£228k – £675k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Jan 2026
SE25 5JX

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At a glance

House prices£368k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkNorwood Junction station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% leaseholdAcross 29 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

24 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 £360,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £322,553. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% flat, 17% terraced, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Balfour Road range from £228,000 to £675,000. 21% of homes sold here were freehold and 79% leasehold.

House prices on Balfour Road compared

SE25 postcode area£411,595
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 SE25 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £303,487 (3 sales)2016£303k2017: £269,000 (2 sales)2017£269k2018: £387,000 (5 sales)2018£387k2019: £297,000 (2 sales)2019£297k2021: £300,000 (1 sales)2021£300k2022: £335,000 (1 sales)2022£335k2023: £439,400 (5 sales)2023£439k2024: £342,167 (3 sales)2024£342k2025: £635,000 (1 sales)2025£635k2026: £360,000 (1 sales)2026£360k

Tenure: 21% freehold and 79% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat19£322,5538 Jan 2026
Terraced4£506,86617 Oct 2025
Semi-detached1£675,00017 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Balfour Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16B, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 8 Jan 2026£360,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 17 Oct 2025£635,000 TerracedFreehold
7A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 5 Sep 2024£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 24, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 12 Jul 2024£400,000 FlatLeasehold
7B, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 20 Jun 2024£25,000 OtherFreehold
9A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 5 Jan 2024£301,500 FlatLeasehold
10A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 10 Nov 2023£322,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 27 Oct 2023£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Top Floor, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 8 Sep 2023£505,000 TerracedLeasehold
20, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 13 Jun 2023£385,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 17 Feb 2023£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 28 Jan 2022£335,000 FlatLeasehold
10A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 23 Jul 2021£300,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 25 Oct 2019£295,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 7 Jun 2019£299,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 28 Jan 2019£6,000 OtherFreehold
21, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 19 Oct 2018£460,000 TerracedFreehold
Top Floor, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 29 Aug 2018£430,000 FlatLeasehold
14A, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 22 May 2018£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 9 May 2018£400,000 OtherLeasehold
16B, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 4 May 2018£350,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 20 Apr 2018£375,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 24, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 30 Aug 2017£263,000 FlatLeasehold
18B, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 28 Jul 2017£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Top Floor, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 12 Jul 2017£255,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 12 Jul 2017£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 5, Balfour Road SE25 5JX 1 Dec 2016£228,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 29 Jul 2016£427,462 TerracedFreehold
22A, Balfour Road SE25 5JY 17 Jun 2016£255,000 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
16B, Balfour Road £350,000 (May 2018) → £360,000 (Jan 2026) +3%
over 8 yrs
21, Balfour Road £460,000 (Oct 2018) → £635,000 (Oct 2025) +38%
over 7 yrs
10A, Balfour Road £300,000 (Jul 2021) → £322,000 (Nov 2023) +7%
over 2 yrs
Top Floor, 5, Balfour Road £255,000 (Jul 2017) → £430,000 (Aug 2018) → £505,000 (Sep 2023) +98%
over 6 yrs
20, Balfour Road £299,000 (Jun 2019) → £385,000 (Jun 2023) +29%
over 4 yrs
14A, Balfour Road £320,000 (May 2018) → £335,000 (Jan 2022) +5%
over 4 yrs
Ground Floor Flat, 5, Balfour Road £228,000 (Dec 2016) → £400,000 (May 2018) → £6,000 (Jan 2019) -97%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Balfour Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
South Norwood Primary 356 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Crosfield Nursery School 78 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy 146 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Oasis Academy Ryelands 425 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Harris Academy South Norwood 1,008 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Harris Aspire Academy 2 pupils Free schools alternative provision 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 280 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.4 mi
Beckmead College 87 pupils Academy special converter 14–19 Good 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

  • Norwood Junction station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Selhurst station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Birkbeck station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Harrington Road Tram Stop 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Arena Tram Stop 0.6 mi · 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Doyle Road (Stop R) 2 min walk
  • Harrington Road South Norwood (Stop PG) 2 min walk
  • Portland Road /Norwood Jnc Stn (Stop P) 3 min walk
  • Norwood Junction Station (Stop S, CLIFFORD ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Country Park Practice
    Woodside Health Centre, 3 Enmore Road, London · 0.3 mi
  • Denmark Road Surgery
    Woodside Health Centre, 3 Enmore Road, London · 0.3 mi
  • Portland Medical Centre
    184 Portland Road, South Norwood, London · 0.3 mi
  • South Norwood Hill Medical Centre
    103A South Norwood Hill, London · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys South Norwood Portland Road Local · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco South Norwood Express · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi South Norwood London · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco South Norwood Hill Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Fishers Enmore Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Medibank Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Natureza Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (selhurst) · 0.3 mi
  • Lancaster House Dental Practice · 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.0%62.5%
Private rented44.5%20.3%
Social rented19.4%17.1%
Households863

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.9%64.1%
Aged 65+7.4%18.6%
Residents2,074

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Croydon 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

HereCroydon
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African39.3%22.6%
White38%48.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups10.4%7.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.9%17.5%
Other ethnic group3.5%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian44.3%48.9%
No religion31.6%25.9%
Muslim13.1%10.4%
Not answered7.5%6.9%
Other religion1.4%0.8%
Hindu1.1%5.9%
Buddhist0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK61.5%65.1%
Born outside the UK38.5%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above44.1%41%
No qualifications14.8%16.1%
Level 3 qualifications14%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.7%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%9.1%
Apprenticeship3.6%3.8%
Other qualifications3.1%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health54.8%51.2%
Good health29.9%33.5%
Fair health10.4%11.1%
Bad health4.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
No cars or vans in household46.7%33.6%
1 car or van in household39.9%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household11.6%17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%5.8%

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 Croydon.

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