42 Bedford Road, Bootle, L20 7DW

42 Bedford Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bootle (L20 7DW). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 60% above the 2015 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.