42 Ruthven Road, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 2PE

42 Ruthven Road is a mid-terrace house in Litherland, Liverpool, Liverpool (L21 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (34 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2024 for £175,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 10.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.