What type of property is 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

31 Earl Road, L20 9BU is a 4-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU last change hands?

31 Earl Road, L20 9BU last sold for £140,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £115,000 in June 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2019 and July 2022, 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU rose from £115,000 to £140,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

The current EPC rating for 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

31 Earl Road, L20 9BU has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

31 Earl Road, L20 9BU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU located?

31 Earl Road, L20 9BU sits in Bootle. It falls within the L20 postcode district.

What is crime like near 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

Police records around 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (150% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

The closest primary school to 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU is Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School (315m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hillside High School (712m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU?

The closest bus stop to 31 Earl Road, L20 9BU is Earl Road, 86m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Earl Road, Bootle, L20 9BU

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 31 Earl Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

31 Earl Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bootle (L20 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 40.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

31 Earl Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Earl Road, Bootle, L20 9BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Earl Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£140,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£140,000
+21.7%over 3 years
27 June 2019
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L20 9BU: £175,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in L20 9BU

On the street

Versus other Earl Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 31 Earl Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,085

Street avg £1,118

On par

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bootle district page.

Full Bootle report

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

0.1 km

Earl Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L20 9BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for L20 9BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

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55 dB

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