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Merton Towers, Flat 21, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Property type
Detached
Floor 4th
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Merton Towers

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Merton Towers is a detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 74 m² this is the 19th 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.

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 125.5% above the 2003 sale of £55,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Merton Towers's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Merton Towers, Flat 21, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Merton Towers has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Merton Towers's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£124,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£55,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2003Most recent

    £55,000

    +59.7%over 5 years

  2. 29 September 1997

    £34,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 3BG: £63,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Merton Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Merton Towers outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£743

Street avg £1,482

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Merton Towers

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£123k

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Flat
£120k

Apartment 11, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£118k

Apartment 4, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£118k

Apartment 7, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£117k

Apartment 10, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£117k

Apartment 12, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£117k

Apartment 2, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
£117k

Apartment 6, 34 Balliol Road

L20 3AJ

Flat
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bootle district page.
Full Bootle report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L20 3BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for L20 3BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 3BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Merton Towers, Flat 21, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.