UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/l20
L20Bootle, Sefton, England
House prices in L20, Bootle
Homes in L20 sold for a median of £137,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 491 standard sales.
It is the cheapest of the 10 postcode districts in the Sefton council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 19 | £250,000 | £240,000 to £263,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 190 | £179,000 | £151,000 to £208,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 234 | £119,000 | £92,000 to £140,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 48 | £65,000 | £50,000 to £81,000 | Too few |
Only 23 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 39%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.8 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in L20
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in L20 6, around Bootle, with a median of £186,000, and lowest in L20 4, around Bootle, at £100,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in L20 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 42 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| L20 0EF | £310,000 | 3 |
| L20 6GN | £260,000 | 3 |
| L20 9JJ | £248,000 | 3 |
| L20 6NW | £237,500 | 4 |
| L20 6LX | £221,500 | 3 |
| L20 6EJ | £220,000 | 3 |
| L20 6DW | £207,500 | 6 |
| L20 9BU | £200,500 | 4 |
| L20 6EP | £197,500 | 3 |
| L20 9EF | £197,000 | 3 |
| L20 6GG | £196,500 | 4 |
| L20 6ND | £196,500 | 5 |
| L20 6EF | £190,000 | 3 |
| L20 6LG | £175,000 | 4 |
| L20 6ER | £172,500 | 3 |
| L20 7DH | £170,000 | 5 |
| L20 6EA | £168,000 | 3 |
| L20 4AD | £166,500 | 6 |
| L20 0BH | £165,000 | 3 |
| L20 6NJ | £152,000 | 3 |
| L20 9ND | £145,000 | 3 |
| L20 6LU | £144,500 | 6 |
| L20 9AN | £140,000 | 3 |
| L20 3DQ | £132,500 | 3 |
| L20 9NL | £132,500 | 3 |
| L20 5EP | £130,000 | 3 |
| L20 9EW | £130,000 | 3 |
| L20 0AY | £129,000 | 5 |
| L20 2DT | £122,500 | 4 |
| L20 5ES | £122,500 | 3 |
| L20 4QH | £116,000 | 3 |
| L20 9AE | £115,500 | 3 |
| L20 9JB | £115,000 | 3 |
| L20 5AU | £110,000 | 3 |
| L20 4BP | £95,000 | 3 |
| L20 4BL | £82,500 | 4 |
| L20 3BG | £80,000 | 5 |
| L20 2EX | £72,000 | 3 |
| L20 7HL | £66,500 | 4 |
| L20 4UL | £65,000 | 6 |
| L20 3AB | £50,000 | 3 |
| L20 9AF | £50,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 93%, from £72,500 in 2016 to £140,000 in 2025, among the biggest tenth of rises across the 243 districts in the North West.
Postcode districts in the Sefton council area
Median sale price of the 10 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. L20 is the cheapest.
- L37 Liverpool£332,500
- L23 Liverpool£281,000
- L31 Liverpool£250,000
- PR8 Southport£240,000
- L22 Liverpool£230,000
- PR9 Southport£210,000
- L10 Liverpool£195,000
- L21 Liverpool£170,000
- L30 Bootle£165,000
- L20 Bootle, this district£137,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 38 | |
| C | 459 | |
| D | 247 | |
| E | 29 | |
| F | 11 | |
| G | 7 |
63% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | ||
| 287 | ||
| 105 | ||
| 151 | ||
| 48 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 62 | ||
| 31 |
44% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of L20, from the sales in L20, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Netherton South & Orrell 104 sales£171,000
- Litherland 96 sales£165,000
- Bootle East 187 sales£130,000
- Bootle West 115 sales£105,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Waterfront North.
Leasehold homes
47% of sales in L20 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 10% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Flats here sold for a median of £65,000, 36% less than the £101,000 typical of the 5 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £95,000 for a terraced house on Litherland Road to £265,000 for a semi-detached house on Southport Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in L20. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 165 Litherland RoadSold for £95,000
- 12 Harris DriveSold for £210,000
- 25 Joseph Gardner WaySold for £187,000
- 8 Benedict StreetSold for £96,000
- 132 Southport RoadSold for £265,000
- 30 Holly StreetSold for £108,000
- 27 Lunt RoadSold for £112,000
- 10 Harris DriveSold for £185,000
- 48 Rose AvenueSold for £199,000
- 8 Margaret AvenueSold for £170,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Southport Road, Bootle£180,00021 sales
- Bedford Road, Bootle£132,50013 sales
- Springwell Road, Bootle£205,00011 sales
Living in L20
Crime
145 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 92 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,583 a year in Sefton for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 85 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
None of the 984 live postcodes in L20 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 491 standard sales in L20, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.