# L20 4LG: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L20 4LG 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 4LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20) › [L20 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20-4)

## Around this postcode

- **71 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Sefton 037C: 209 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **Bootle New Strand, 590 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **No property in L20 4LG 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=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 037C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **96.8% can get gigabit broadband at L20 4LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **Low road and rail noise at L20 4LG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **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=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG
- **22.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thomas Gray Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-gray-primary-school-e150762) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [All Saints Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-e132208) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Linacre Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linacre-primary-school-e104853) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Lander Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lander-primary-academy-e150852) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-star-of-the-sea-catholic-primary-school-e104929) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-primary-school-e104932) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Educ8 Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-liverpool-e148931) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e104893) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £91,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2023 | £68,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £112,600 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £127,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £102,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £113,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bootle New Strand (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (250 m); NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE (440 m); THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY KNOWSLEY ROAD (230 m); ALLIED PHARMACY NORTH PARK (440 m); ASDA PHARMACY (650 m); SK CHEMISTS (670 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: SEFTON DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m); SEFTON DENTAL CENTRE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Bootle Liverpool (520 m, Aldi); Asda Bootle Superstore (610 m, Asda); Heron Bootle Liverpool (760 m, Heron); Iceland Bootle (780 m, Iceland); Lidl Marsh Lane Bootle Liverpool (800 m, Lidl)

## 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 037C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 72.3** (2025). Sefton 037C has a deprivation score of 72.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 192nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,320** (2021). Sefton 037C had 1,320 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,205th least 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In Sefton 037C, 96.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.3%** (August 2026). In Sefton 037C, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4565, -3.0019

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=-3.0019,53.4565,L204LG

## How to cite

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