Merton Towers, Flat 6, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 3BG

Merton Towers is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 14th 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 top. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 68.5% above the 2004 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).