Merton Towers, Flat 4, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a two-bedroom detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), 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 76 m² this is the 30th 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, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 sits 153.2% above the 2001 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm.