Skip to content

5 Rufford Road, Bootle, L20 5EP

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 5 Rufford Road

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

5 Rufford Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2022 for £117,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Rufford 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
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Rufford 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 12 Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Rufford Road, Bootle, L20 5EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Rufford 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 5 Rufford Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Larger development activity nearby
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2007.

Current estimate

£120,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£117,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 2022Most recent

    £117,000

    +24.5%over 14 years
  2. 9 November 2007

    £94,000

    +25.3%
  3. 26 July 2007

    £75,000

    +92.3%
  4. 9 April 2007

    £39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 5EP: £90,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Rufford Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Rufford Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,393

Street avg £905

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 86 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Rufford 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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Thornton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Linacre Primary School. 37 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 5EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for L20 5EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 5EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

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 5 Rufford Road, Bootle, L20 5EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.