26 Pembroke Road, Bootle, L20 7BB

26 Pembroke Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bootle (L20 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 30.4% below the 2020 sale of £240,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 368.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £240,000 in September 2020.