Most deprived 10%
IMD England
299
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
233
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 233 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near L20 1AW
England & WalesCrime trends · near L20 1AW
Counts are for Bootle West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
101
YoY —
107540
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
32
YoY —
43220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
15
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
28
YoY —
41210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
42
YoY —
42210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
26
YoY —
28140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
23
YoY —
37190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White5.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian65.3%
No religion27.0%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6423.5%
35–4922.6%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.8%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
One person: other35.3%
One person: aged 66+15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.4%
+ 9 other households · 20.8%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 516 m straight lineabout 6 min
Bootle New Strand Rail Station
Rail
- 557 m straight lineabout 7 min
Bootle Oriel Road Rail Station
Rail
- 1.7 km straight lineabout 21 min
Kirkdale Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
Atlantic Road
Bus · adj · south-east
- 134 m straight lineabout 2 min
Strand Road
Bus · adj · north-west
- 135 m straight lineabout 2 min
Strand Road
Bus · adj · south
- 160 m straight lineabout 2 min
Church Gardens
Bus · adj · north-west
- 224 m straight lineabout 3 min
Waverley Street
Bus · opp · east
Coordinates & Location for L20 1AW
Postcode
L20 1AW
Coordinates
53.4506, -3.0009
Grid reference
SJ336953
Easting
333,625
Northing
395,331
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RFX2X+6J
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
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaBootle E14001113
Constituency
E14001113Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Bootle West
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 037B E01007007
E01007007MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 037 E02001465
E02001465LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 037B E01007007
E01007007MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 037 E02001465
E02001465Urban: 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
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
10 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentOctober 2003 — Introduced
Postcode L20 1AW introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007007 and MSOA E02001465 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 233
Present — Active
Postcode L20 1AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near L20 1AW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Progress 8
-2.53
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 69%
RWM expected
44%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
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