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

L20 9NH 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 9NH 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

- **97 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Sefton 038B: 212 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **Kirkdale, 410 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **No property in L20 9NH 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=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 038B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L20 9NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L20 9NH**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **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=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH
- **17.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-de-sales-catholic-junior-school-e104650) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% 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 | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Cambridge Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-nursery-school-e104847) | Nursery | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bedford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-primary-school-e149829) | Primary | 450 m (6 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 | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arnot-st-mary-cofe-primary-school-e135267) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Everton Free School & Football College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everton-free-school-and-football-college-e138379) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Hugh Baird College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugh-baird-college-e130490) | Sixth form and further education | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £80,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £101,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £112,018 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kirkdale (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Bank Hall (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WESTMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE (320 m); CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY (820 m); WALTON MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); THE GREY ROAD SURGERY (890 m); PARK STREET SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: SEDEM PHARMACY (390 m); SEDEM PHARMACY (660 m); MCKEEVERS CHEMISTS (890 m); CLARKES PHARMACY (950 m); HADDENS PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: HALE ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); COUNTY ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Walton Liverpool (560 m, Heron); Morrisons Daily Liverpool County Rd Walton (640 m, Morrisons); Farmfoods Kirkdale Liverpool (810 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Kirkdale Liverpool (930 m, Aldi); Iceland County Road (950 m, Iceland)

## 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 038B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.4** (2025). Sefton 038B has a deprivation score of 52.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,957th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £123,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 038B was £123,000 in 2025. Joint 988th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,596** (2021). Sefton 038B had 1,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,319th 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Sefton 038B, 90.0% 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: 53.4436, -2.9768

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=-2.9768,53.4436,L209NH

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