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Balfour, Tamworth

MyStreetCheck free street report: Balfour, Tamworth · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/tamworth-staffordshire/balfour/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B79 7BH, B79 7BG, B79 7BQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£83,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£122,979
24 sales
Price range
£55k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
B79 7BG

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At a glance

House prices£123k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkTamworth station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 31 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, Tamworth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £83,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £83,808. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% flat, 46% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Balfour range from £55,000 to £210,000. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold.

House prices on Balfour compared

B79 postcode area£284,793
Tamworth£271,409
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Balfour has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B79 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £105,333 (3 sales)2016£105k2017: £120,333 (3 sales)2017£120k2018: £117,500 (2 sales)2018£118k2019: £78,750 (2 sales)2019£79k2020: £155,000 (1 sales)2020£155k2022: £166,000 (3 sales)2022£166k2023: £80,000 (1 sales)2023£80k2024: £110,000 (1 sales)2024£110k2025: £136,571 (7 sales)2025£137k2026: £83,000 (1 sales)2026£83k

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£83,80810 Jul 2026
Terraced11£169,27329 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Balfour

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 32, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 10 Jul 2026£83,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 45, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 5 Dec 2025£80,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 44, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 16 Oct 2025£55,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 31, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 22 Aug 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Balfour B79 7BH 29 Jul 2025£177,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Balfour B79 7BH 25 Jul 2025£188,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 52, Weymouth House, Balfour B79 7BE 18 Jul 2025£80,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Balfour B79 7BH 23 Jun 2025£176,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Balfour B79 7BH 28 Feb 2025£190,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 14, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 9 Aug 2024£110,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Balfour B79 7BH 1 Mar 2024£135,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 46, Weymouth House, Balfour B79 7BE 8 Dec 2023£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Weymouth House, Balfour B79 7BE 3 Nov 2023£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 28 Apr 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Balfour B79 7BH 30 Sep 2022£185,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Balfour B79 7BH 25 Mar 2022£210,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 50, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 20 Jan 2022£103,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 29 Oct 2021£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 6 Sep 2021£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 25, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 6 Aug 2021£100,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Balfour B79 7BH 4 Dec 2020£155,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 58, Weymouth House, Balfour B79 7BE 29 Nov 2019£60,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 26 Jul 2019£97,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, Peel House, Balfour B79 7BQ 12 Sep 2018£75,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Balfour B79 7BH 2 Mar 2018£160,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Balfour B79 7BH 13 Dec 2017£146,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Balfour B79 7BH 26 May 2017£120,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 51, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 12 May 2017£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 6 Dec 2016£91,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 35, Strode House, Balfour B79 7BG 23 Mar 2016£70,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Balfour B79 7BH 16 Feb 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold

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
Flat 27, Strode House, Balfour £91,000 (Dec 2016) → £105,000 (Oct 2021) +15%
over 5 yrs
Flat 51, Strode House, Balfour £95,000 (May 2017) → £97,500 (Jul 2019) → £110,000 (Sep 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Balfour

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sutherland School 29 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.2 mi
Moorgate Primary Academy 310 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Mortimer House School 19 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form 424 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.5 mi
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS 1,029 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Kettlebrook Short Stay School 33 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
William MacGregor Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Dunstall Park Primary School 95 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 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

  • Tamworth station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Tamworth High Level station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Wilnecote (Staffs) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • New Street (adj, Lichfield Street) 1 min walk
  • New Street (opp, Lichfield Street) 1 min walk
  • Corporation St (Stand R, Corporation Street) 3 min walk
  • Corporation St (Stand Q, Corporation Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Riverside Surgery
    41-42 Balfour, Tamworth · 0.1 mi
  • The Peel Medical Practice
    Doctors Surgery, The Peel Practice, Tamworth · 0.1 mi
  • Hollies Practice
    Tamworth Health Centre, Upper Gungate, Tamworth · 0.3 mi
  • Crown Medical Practice
    Tamworth Health Centre, Upper Gungate, Tamworth · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leyfields Tamworth · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Tamworth · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Leyfields Tamworth · 0.4 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Fazeley Food Warehouse · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.1 mi
  • Crest Pharmacy - Aldergate · 0.1 mi
  • Primary Care Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Riverside Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Tamworth House Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Central Ortho · 0.2 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 1 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
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned23.8%62.5%
Private rented27.7%20.3%
Social rented47.9%17.1%
Households1,075

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+33.3%18.6%
Residents1,699

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Tamworth 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

Ethnic group

HereTamworth
White95.9%95.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%

Religion

HereTamworth
Christian53.7%49.1%
No religion38.9%44.3%
Not answered5.9%5%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Sikh0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereTamworth
Born in the UK85.7%93.2%
Born outside the UK14.3%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereTamworth
No qualifications38.3%21.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above15.1%21.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.1%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%13%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.5%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%

General health

HereTamworth
Good health32.5%34.9%
Very good health31.6%45.5%
Fair health22.4%13.9%
Bad health9.8%4.4%
Very bad health3.7%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereTamworth
No cars or vans in household49.9%18.3%
1 car or van in household40.3%40%
2 cars or vans in household8.2%31.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%10.5%

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 Tamworth.

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Estate agents near Balfour

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