232 Knowsley Road, Bootle, L20 5DG

232 Knowsley Road is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since August 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 37 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (15 versus a best of 75).

At 37 m² the property is well over the postcode median (22 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.