18 St Catherines Road, Bootle, L20 7AL

18 St Catherines Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bootle (L20 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 73 m² this is the 10th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–272 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 24 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 227.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.