16b, Hawthorne Road, Bootle, L20 2DN
About 16b
16b is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 55 m² this is the 8th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 20 units on file.
Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 290.9% above the 2014 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
16b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
16b changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.5% per year over 8 years.
£33,000
Growth on file: -10.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2014Most recent
£33,000
+3.1%27 May 2014
£32,000
-73.3%over 7 years22 May 2007
£120,000
+50.0%over 8 months6 September 2006
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 2DN: £75,000 (2022–2018).
Versus other Hawthorne Road homes
16b is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£600
Street avg £1,492
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bedford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bedford Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB