Merton Towers, Flat 22, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a one-bedroom detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 47 m² this is the 2nd 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.

Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 70.8% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £65,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.