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L20 4XE

POSTCODE

A Bootle West postcode in Sefton, a 5-minute walk from Bootle New Strand Rail.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station

    Rail

    406 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Bootle Oriel Road Rail Station

    Rail

    1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station

    Rail

    1.2 km straight lineabout 16 min

Bus stops

  • Irlam Road

    Bus · adj · north-west

    117 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Shelley Street

    Bus · adj · south-east

    155 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Tennyson Street

    Bus · opp · north-west

    175 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Chestnut Grove

    Bus · adj · east

    202 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Marsh Lane

    Bus · adj · south

    203 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · L20 4
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · L20 4 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 37 sales

L20 4XE has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the L20 4 sector.

Average price
£106,851
Median price: £105,000
Median +5.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 37 sales
View district L20
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 1 sale · avg £187,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£187k£129k£70k
Oct '25Dec '25Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26
£187,000 · 2026-09-04 · Semi-detached · Freehold
L20 4XY
£65,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Leasehold
L20 4UL
£105,000 · 2026-08-12 · Terraced · Leasehold
L20 4RS
£167,500 · 2026-08-07 · Semi-detached · Freehold
L20 4AD
£169,000 · 2026-07-24 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
L20 4DJ
£95,000 · 2026-06-18 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
L20 4BP
£45,000 · 2026-06-09 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
L20 4RL
£127,500 · 2026-05-29 · Terraced · Leasehold
L20 4JL
£178,000 · 2026-05-22 · Semi-detached · Leasehold
L20 4NF
£165,000 · 2026-04-30 · Semi-detached · Freehold
L20 4AD
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near L20 4XE

England & Wales
Crime trends · near L20 4XE

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 -17%
1239873
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
32
YoY +113%
44267
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1382
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
15
YoY —
1791
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
28
YoY stable
422712
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
63
YoY +19%
765126
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
26
YoY +136%
28188
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
23
YoY -26%
49299
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 4 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

300
incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Sefton 036 (E02001464)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£32,442

£27,842–£37,802

Disposable (net) annual household income
£25,772

£22,360–£29,704

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£27,037

£25,014–£29,224

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£22,479

£19,658–£25,705

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,406
White Brit.90.1%
Other White2.7%
Chinese1.6%
White Irish1.1%
African0.8%
+ 11 other groups · 3.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,404
Christian61.3%
No religion31.6%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.9%
Buddhist0.4%
+ 3 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,404
35–4920.7%
50–6418.4%
25–3412.3%
10–159.8%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 623
One person: other25.4%
One person: aged 66+15.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 29.4%

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.
231
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 231 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for L20 4XE

England
Country
Sefton
Local Authority
Bootle West
Ward
Liverpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
L20 4XE
Coordinates
53.4556, -2.9996
Grid reference
SJ337958
Easting
333,721
Northing
395,893
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF242+65
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

Administrative Information

Sefton
Local Authority
Council Area
Bootle E14001113
Constituency
E14001113
Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Bootle West
Constituency code
E14001113
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Sefton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sefton

Health & NHS

Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01T
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 036C E01007006
E01007006
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 036 E02001464
E02001464
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 036C E01007006
E01007006
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 036 E02001464
E02001464
Urban: 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

7:16 AM4:34 PM
7:16 AM
Sunrise
4:34 PM
Sunset
9 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
4:34 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
July 1995 — Introduced
Postcode L20 4XE 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 E01007006 and MSOA E02001464 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 231
Present — Active
Postcode L20 4XE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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