# L20 9HL: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L20 9HL 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 9HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20) › [L20 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l20-9)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Sefton 038A: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **Kirkdale, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **No property in L20 9HL 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=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L20 9HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L20 9HL**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **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=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL
- **17.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-primary-school-e149829) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillside High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-high-school-e141693) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cambridge Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-nursery-school-e104847) | Nursery | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e104893) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-de-sales-catholic-infant-and-nursery-school-e104651) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Liverpool Progressive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liverpool-progressive-school-e133309) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Monica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-monicas-catholic-primary-school-e104905) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 53% 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 | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £340,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £163,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kirkdale (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY (380 m); PARK STREET SURGERY (500 m); BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY (690 m); AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m); WALTON MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK STREET PHARMACY (500 m); HADDENS PHARMACY (540 m); SMARTTS CHEMIST (700 m); MERTON CHEMIST (740 m); DRAKES PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (450 m); BOOTLE DENTAL CENTRE (690 m); HALE ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (900 m); COUNTY ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Liverpool County Rd Walton (830 m, Morrisons); Aldi Walton Liverpool (900 m, Aldi); Lidl Marsh Lane Bootle Liverpool (910 m, Lidl); Iceland Bootle (930 m, Iceland); Heron Bootle Liverpool (940 m, Heron)

## 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 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.8** (2025). Sefton 038A has a deprivation score of 22.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,566th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £236,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 038A was £236,250 in 2025. Joint 10,171st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,152** (2021). Sefton 038A had 1,152 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,980th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sefton 038A, 100.0% 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: 53.4495, -2.9792

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=-2.9792,53.4495,L209HL

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