# L20 3LQ: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L20 3LQ is a postcode in Sefton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sefton. Open the map at L20 3LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20) › [L20 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20-3)

## Around this postcode

- **154 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Sefton 037D: 408 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **Bootle New Strand, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **No property in L20 3LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 037D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L20 3LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L20 3LQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ
- **18.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e104893) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-e132208) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hugh Baird College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugh-baird-college-e130490) | Sixth form and further education | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Thomas Gray Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-gray-primary-school-e150762) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Linacre Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linacre-primary-school-e104853) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-primary-school-e149829) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambridge Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-nursery-school-e104847) | Nursery | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hillside High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-high-school-e141693) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £96,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2023 | £43,700 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2024 | £56,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2025 | £103,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| April 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bootle New Strand (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Bootle Oriel Road (630 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY (250 m); THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m); PARK STREET SURGERY (330 m); CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY (500 m); AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (30 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (100 m); MERTON CHEMIST (220 m); PARK STREET PHARMACY (330 m); HADDENS PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: BOOTLE DENTAL CENTRE (260 m); SEFTON DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); SEFTON DENTAL CENTRE (270 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Bootle (120 m, Iceland); Heron Bootle Liverpool (140 m, Heron); Lidl Marsh Lane Bootle Liverpool (280 m, Lidl); Asda Bootle Superstore (330 m, Asda); Aldi Bootle Liverpool (430 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,289** (July 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £224,289 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 103rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sefton 037D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 62.1** (2025). Sefton 037D has a deprivation score of 62.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 798th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 037D was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 1,543rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,789** (2021). Sefton 037D had 1,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,214th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.2%** (January 2026). In Sefton 037D, 79.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## L20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L20 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,286** (2021). L20 had 34,286 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 690th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In L20, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.4516, -2.9912

Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle): Peter Dowd (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9912,53.4516,L203LQ

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