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Coordinates & Location for L20 3QL
Postcode
L20 3QL
Coordinates
53.4475, -2.9822
Grid reference
SJ348949
Easting
334,862
Northing
394,978
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC2X9+24
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.
4935
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4935 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.87.5%
Other White2.0%
Other Asian1.9%
African1.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
+ 2 other groups · 5.2%
Religion
Christian65.7%
No religion26.9%
Not answered3.9%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6423.8%
35–4917.8%
65–7412.3%
25–3412.1%
75–846.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other24.3%
Any member 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.5%
All members 66+7.0%
+ 7 other households · 33.9%
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 038C E01006962
E01006962MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 038 E02001466
E02001466LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 038C E01006962
E01006962MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 038 E02001466
E02001466Urban: 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
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1983
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~43 years
Active Duration
1983 -> PresentJanuary 1983 — Introduced
Postcode L20 3QL 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: 4935
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006962 and MSOA E02001466 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L20 3QL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1983
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~43 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L20 3QL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
38%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
39.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Progress 8
-2.53
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 37%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 8–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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