What type of property is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF is a mid-terrace house.

What did 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF sell for?

20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF last sold for £26,250 in September 2000, around 26 years ago. Before that, it sold for £25,000 in November 1997, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 1997 and September 2000, 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF rose from £25,000 to £26,250, a change of £1,250. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

The current EPC rating for 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in January 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft). That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in L20 4QF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF located?

20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF sits in Bootle. It falls within the L20 postcode district.

What is crime like near 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

Police records around 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (150% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

The closest primary school to 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF is Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (360m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (1.5km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF?

The closest bus stop to 20 Bowles Street, L20 4QF is Cowper Street, 66m away. The nearest rail option is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 620m away.

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20 Bowles Street, Bootle, L20 4QF

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Bowles Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Bowles Street is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in September 2000. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 315.2% above the 2000 sale of £26,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2023

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Bowles Street, Bootle, L20 4QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Bowles Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Bowles Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£109,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2000)

£26,250

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

28 September 2000Most recent
£26,250
+5.0%over 2 years
18 November 1997
£25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 4QF: £85,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in L20 4QF

On the street

Versus other Bowles Street homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Bowles Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£324

Street avg £883

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bootle district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cowper Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L20 4QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 4QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low

55 dB

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