Merton Towers, Flat 10, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. 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 8th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in Merton Towers, where floor areas span 44–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since January 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 189.2% above the 2000 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm.