Merton Towers, Flat 23, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. 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 Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 3rd 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 March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 268% above the 2003 sale of £31,250. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.