3 Bushley Close, Bootle, L20 4UZ

3 Bushley Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 4UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 69 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 is 29.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.