21 Bedford Road, Bootle, L20 7DL
About 21 Bedford Road
21 Bedford Road is a mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 225% above the 2021 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 49.8% below the postcode norm. At 113 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £40,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to a children's home, maximum of 1 child.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2025/00087
What's in 21 Bedford Road, Bootle, L20 7DL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Bedford Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2021).
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 7DL: £55,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Bedford Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 21 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£354
Street avg £694
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Beatrice Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hugh Baird College. 35 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
57.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.7dB








