1 Beech Street, Bootle, L20 3HG

1 Beech Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 3HG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 310% above the 2004 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2007.