Merton Towers, Flat 14, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 80 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Merton Towers (44–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 36.1% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.