3 Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
About 3 Merton Road
3 Merton Road is a semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 68 m² this is the 9th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 36 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 80% below the 2023 sale of £550,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£751/sq ft) was about 988.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold August 2023 for £550,000.
Energy performance
3 Merton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
3 Merton Road has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Nov 2016Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from a former commercial offices to five self-contained apartments
- Agent
- Paul Keegan Associates
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2016/01799
- Nov 2016Change of UseHeritageIn report
Listed building consent for the change of use from a former commercial offices to five self-contained apartments
- Agent
- Paul Keegan Associates
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2016/01687
What's in 3 Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Merton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 2023Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 3BG: £63,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in L20 3BG
Merton Towers, Flat 7, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
Sold Aug 2025
£85,000Merton Towers, Flat 28, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
Sold Mar 2025
£60,000Merton Towers, Flat 15, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
Sold Mar 2025
£45,000Merton Towers, Flat 2, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
Sold Jun 2024
£63,000Merton Towers, Flat 26, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG
Sold Mar 2023
£65,000
Versus other Merton Road homes
3 Merton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,088
Street avg £1,176
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Hawthorne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bedford Primary School. 38 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
57.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB








