29 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
About 29 Sefton Drive
29 Sefton Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Thornton, Liverpool, Liverpool (L23 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump.
At 142 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 36.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
29 Sefton Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
29 Sefton Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 29 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
- May 2000PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension at the side and a porch extension at the front of the dwellinghouse
Extension- Reference
- S/2000/0260
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 29 Sefton Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2015Most recent
£435,000
-1.1%over 7 years11 December 2007
£440,000
-5.4%over 2 years19 May 2005
£465,000
+225.2%over 8 years23 May 1996
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 4TJ: £280,500 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in L23 4TJ
19 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
Sold Sept 2023
£362,5005 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
Sold Jun 2021
£340,0002 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
Sold Dec 2019
£280,5006 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
Sold Nov 2016
£245,00023 Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 4TJ
Sold Feb 2015
£228,000
Versus other Sefton Drive homes
On epc rating, 29 Sefton Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,063
Street avg £1,981
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Long Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holy Family Catholic High School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







