1 Mercer Drive, Liverpool, L4 4QQ
About 1 Mercer Drive
1 Mercer Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Liverpool (L4 4QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 57.1% above the 2022 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 174.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2022 for £70,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Mercer Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Mercer Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 25 years.
£70,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£70,000
+2.9%over 14 years19 December 2007
£68,000
+19.3%over 2 years14 April 2005
£57,000
+137.5%over 7 years5 December 1997
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L4 4QQ: £78,900 (2022–2007).
Everything we know about 1 Mercer Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Mercer Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Mercer Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,750
Street avg £941
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.1 km
Bradewell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Catholic Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB