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Coordinates & Location for L20 0BE
Postcode
L20 0BE
Coordinates
53.4593, -2.9764
Grid reference
SJ352962
Easting
335,266
Northing
396,282
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF25F+PC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bootle (Sefton)
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Sefton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3396
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3396 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.1%
Other White4.2%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian65.0%
No religion26.5%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
50–6419.8%
25–3411.8%
65–747.9%
5–97.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Other18.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.4%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
+ 9 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaBootle E14001113
Constituency
E14001113Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Netherton South & Orrell
Constituency code
E14001113
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Sefton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sefton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sefton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01T
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 035E E01007052
E01007052MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 035 E02001463
E02001463LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 035E E01007052
E01007052MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 035 E02001463
E02001463Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L20 0BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3396
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007052 and MSOA E02001463 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L20 0BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L20 0BE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
53%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 61%
Attainment 8
32.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
29%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
90%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
39.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
52%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 8–19FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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