5 Carr Road, Bootle, L20 6EA
About 5 Carr Road
5 Carr Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2022 for £165,000. 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 17.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Carr Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
erection of a first floor extension to the side of the dwellinghouse (re-submission of S/2010/0642 withdrawn 16/06/2010)
- Agent
- Maghull Design
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2010/1031
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor extension at the side of the dwellinghouse
- Agent
- Maghull Design
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2010/0642
What's in 5 Carr Road, Bootle, L20 6EA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 12 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£165,000
+65.0%over 5 years24 November 2017
£100,000
+5.3%over 6 years23 June 2011
£95,000
-5.0%7 June 2011
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 6EA: £151,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Carr Road homes
5 Carr Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,793
Street avg £1,601
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Harris Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB








