Most deprived 10%
IMD England
180
Crime · Aug '26
£230,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,899 sales
-2.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
1031
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1031 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 & WalesProperty sales · L20 3BX
HM Land Registry · Sefton
Average price
£255,385
Median price: £230,000
Median -2.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,899 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £137,900
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£200k£156k£111k
Oct '23Nov '23Jul '24Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near L20 3BX
England & WalesCrime trends · near L20 3BX
Counts are for Bootle East 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
66
YoY —
66330
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
24
YoY —
24120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
43
YoY —
43220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
23
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.7%
Other White11.3%
African1.2%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian69.4%
No religion24.6%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6424.0%
35–4919.7%
25–3412.3%
65–749.8%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
One person: other33.6%
One person: aged 66+19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent5.3%
+ 9 other households · 27.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 714 m straight lineabout 9 min
Bootle New Strand Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 735 m straight lineabout 9 min
Bootle Oriel Road Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 997 m straight lineabout 12 min
Kirkdale Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 67 m straight lineabout 1 min
Well Lane
Bus · adj · east
- 67 m straight lineabout 1 min
Well Lane
Bus · opp · west
- 90 m straight lineabout 1 min
Langdale Street
Bus · adj · west
- 111 m straight lineabout 1 min
Hawthorne Road
Bus · adj · east
- 113 m straight lineabout 1 min
Hawthorne Road
Bus · adj · west
Coordinates & Location for L20 3BX
Postcode
L20 3BX
Coordinates
53.4497, -2.9856
Grid reference
SJ346952
Easting
334,643
Northing
395,226
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC2X7+VQ
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 East
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 037A E01006967
E01006967MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 037 E02001465
E02001465LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 037A E01006967
E01006967MSOA 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L20 3BX 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006967 and MSOA E02001465 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1031
Present — Active
Postcode L20 3BX 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
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Schools near L20 3BX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
38%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Progress 8
-2.53
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
39.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 73%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
17%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
67%
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