Flat, 37 Hawthorne Road, Bootle, L20 2DQ

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 2DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 89 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 75–231 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (8 versus a best of 60).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 75.8% above the 2008 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.