98 Bedford Road, Bootle, L20 2DS
About 98 Bedford Road
98 Bedford Road is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 52.2% above the 2022 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £92,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
98 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
98 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
98 Bedford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 25 years.
£92,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2022Most recent
£92,000
+8.2%over 1 year26 September 2021
£85,000
+672.7%over 18 years11 June 2003
£11,000
13 February 1998
£11,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 2DS: £120,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in L20 2DS
Versus other Bedford Road homes
98 Bedford Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£662
Street avg £407
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Beatrice Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hugh Baird College. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB