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149 Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 149 Thornton Road

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

149 Thornton Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 16 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. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 19.1% above the 2023 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £110,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

149 Thornton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2014from Mar 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
5%73%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 149 Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

149 Thornton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 149 Thornton Road

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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.

149 Thornton Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£131,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£110,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 May 2023Most recent

    £110,000

    +25.1%over 15 years
  2. 13 May 2007

    £87,950

Median price across the last 2 sales in L20 5ED: £43,975 (2013–2002).

On the street

Versus other Thornton Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 149 Thornton Road runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 149 Thornton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Thornton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Linacre Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L20 5ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for L20 5ED

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 5ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 149 Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.