Apartment 20, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
About Apartment 20
Apartment 20 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L1 8DG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 30 units on file.
At 53 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 31.3% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £96,000 in August 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Apartment 20 has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£96,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L1 8DG: £140,250 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in L1 8DG
Apartment 19, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
Sold Jun 2025
£70,000Apartment 30, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
Sold Mar 2023
£325,000Apartment 28, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
Sold Sept 2021
£98,000Apartment 21, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
Sold Dec 2019
£175,500Apartment 5, 34 Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DG
Sold Oct 2019
£140,250
Everything we know about Apartment 20, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Shaws Alley homes
Apartment 20 is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,811
Street avg £2,289
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Apartment 1, 2 Hurst Street
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Apartment 1, 34 Shaws Alley
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forrest Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB