47 Melville Road, Bootle, L20 6ND
About 47 Melville Road
47 Melville Road is a semi-detached house in Bootle (L20 6ND). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and 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 June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 11 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.
Energy performance
47 Melville 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Mechanical ventilation installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
47 Melville Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
47 Melville Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 6ND: £182,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Melville Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 47 Melville Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.2 km
Orrell Mount — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School. 39 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB








