Merton Towers, Flat 24, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

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 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), 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 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.

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £117,000 sits 532.4% above the 1997 sale of £18,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 66.7% below the postcode norm.