Flat 2, 1 Fountains Road, Liverpool, L4 1QH
About Flat 2
Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L4 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 79 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 67.5% above the 2003 sale of £79,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Flat 2 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 changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Flat 2 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£79,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 January 2003Most recent
£79,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in L4 1QH: £92,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in L4 1QH
Everything we know about Flat 2, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Fountains Road homes
Flat 2 is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,013
Street avg £986
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
11/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pansy Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Catholic Primary School. 33 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
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB