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490 Southport Road, Bootle, L20 0DF

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 490 Southport Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

490 Southport Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 28.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 490 Southport Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 490 Southport Road, Bootle, L20 0DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

490 Southport Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.9% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£134,950

Growth on file: 23.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 August 2006Most recent

    £134,950

    +154.6%over 4 years

  2. 26 March 2002

    £53,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 0DF: £115,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other Southport Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 490 Southport Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,799

Street avg £1,682

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 77 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 490 Southport Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£166k

1 Ballantyne Grove

L20 0AD

3 bed1 bath
£155k

1 Moss Lane

L20 0EA

3 bed
£155k

1 Riley Avenue

L20 0BA

3 bed1 bath
£147k

1 Vaux Crescent

L20 0AN

3 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Rogers Avenue

L20 0BE

3 bed
£161k

1 Lawton Avenue

L20 0BH

£161k

1 Wheatley Avenue

L20 0BX

£157k

1 Reeves Avenue

L20 0BJ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bootle district page.
Full Bootle report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Keir Hardie Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Monica's Catholic Primary School. 39 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L20 0DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for L20 0DF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 0DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 490 Southport Road, Bootle, L20 0DF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.