L20 3JB postcode in Bootle, Sefton

L20 3JB is a postcode in Bootle, in the Bootle East ward of Sefton. It is in the Bootle parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at L20 3JB can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £87,500 Homes sold in L20 3, last 12 months. ▼ 9.8% on the year before Nearest station Bootle New Strand 400 m in a straight line

Where L20 3JB is, and what is near it

Map of L20 3JB and what is near it Map of L20 3JB: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the L20 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. L20 3AB: also in L20 3L20 3AD: also in L20 3L20 3AJ: also in L20 3L20 3AL: also in L20 3L20 3AN: also in L20 3L20 3AP: also in L20 3L20 3AQ: also in L20 3L20 3AR: also in L20 3L20 3AS: also in L20 3L20 3AT: also in L20 3L20 3AU: also in L20 3L20 3AW: also in L20 3L20 3AZ: also in L20 3L20 3BB: also in L20 3L20 3BE: also in L20 3L20 3BG: also in L20 3L20 3BJ: also in L20 3L20 3BN: also in L20 3L20 3BR: also in L20 3L20 3BU: also in L20 3L20 3BW: also in L20 3L20 3BX: also in L20 3L20 3BY: also in L20 3L20 3BZ: also in L20 3L20 3DB: also in L20 3L20 3DD: also in L20 3L20 3DE: also in L20 3L20 3DF: also in L20 3L20 3DG: also in L20 3L20 3DL: also in L20 3L20 3DQ: also in L20 3L20 3DY: also in L20 3L20 3EF: also in L20 3L20 3EH: also in L20 3L20 3EJ: also in L20 3L20 3EN: also in L20 3L20 3ER: also in L20 3L20 3ET: also in L20 3L20 3EW: also in L20 3L20 3EX: also in L20 3L20 3EY: also in L20 3L20 3FF: also in L20 3L20 3GG: also in L20 3L20 3HA: also in L20 3L20 3HE: also in L20 3L20 3HF: also in L20 3L20 3HG: also in L20 3L20 3HH: also in L20 3L20 3HJ: also in L20 3L20 3HL: also in L20 3L20 3HN: also in L20 3L20 3HQ: also in L20 3L20 3HZ: also in L20 3L20 3JA: also in L20 3L20 3JD: also in L20 3L20 3JF: also in L20 3L20 3JH: also in L20 3L20 3JL: also in L20 3L20 3JN: also in L20 3L20 3JY: also in L20 3L20 3LG: also in L20 3L20 3LL: also in L20 3L20 3LQ: also in L20 3L20 3LT: also in L20 3L20 3LU: also in L20 3L20 3ND: also in L20 3L20 3NE: also in L20 3L20 3NF: also in L20 3L20 3NJ: also in L20 3L20 3NP: also in L20 3L20 3NR: also in L20 3L20 3NS: also in L20 3L20 3NT: also in L20 3L20 3NU: also in L20 3L20 3NX: also in L20 3L20 3NY: also in L20 3L20 3NZ: also in L20 3L20 3PA: also in L20 3L20 3PJ: also in L20 3L20 3PL: also in L20 3L20 3PN: also in L20 3L20 3PQ: also in L20 3L20 3QG: also in L20 3L20 3QJ: also in L20 3L20 3QL: also in L20 3L20 3QN: also in L20 3L20 3QQ: also in L20 3L20 3RF: also in L20 3L20 3RL: also in L20 3L20 3SE: also in L20 3L20 3SP: also in L20 3L20 3TB: also in L20 3L20 3TQ: also in L20 3L20 3TX: also in L20 3L20 3TY: also in L20 3L20 3TZ: also in L20 3L20 3UA: also in L20 3L20 3UB: also in L20 3L20 3UG: also in L20 3L20 3UH: also in L20 3L20 3UQ: also in L20 3L20 3XB: also in L20 3L20 3XX: also in L20 3 Bootle L20 3JB Map of L20 3JB and what is near it Map of L20 3JB: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the L20 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bootle L20 3JB
  • L20 3JB
  • Other postcodes in L20 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4544, longitude -2.9887)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L20 3JB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at L20 3JB?

Every home and business at L20 3JB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 3JB 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 3JB 100% Sefton 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at L20 3JB?

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is L20 3JB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include L20 3JB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sefton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for L20 3JB: 33,683 properties in Sefton are at high risk (22.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sefton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of L20 3JB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near L20 3JB?

Homes in L20 3 sold for a typical £87,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, down 9.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£87,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£97,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £155,000 5 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £63,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole L20 district: a typical £140,000 from 233 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in L20 3JB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L20 3JB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L20 3JB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 3JB. Over half of them (95%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (83%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around L20 3JB

Band D in Sefton for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,722 (band A) to £2,009 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 750 (95%)£1,722
Band Babout 40 (5%)£2,009
Band Cwithheld£2,296
Band Dfewer than 5£2,583
Band Efewer than 5£3,157
Band Ffewer than 5£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 83% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sefton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of L20 3JB is in (ONS area E01006964), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near L20 3JB?

The nearest open schools to L20 3JB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L20 3JB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to L20 3JB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 3JB is Bootle New Strand Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Bootle Oriel Road Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stanley Road, 136 m away.

More stations near L20 3JB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near L20 3JB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L20 3JB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near L20 3JB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L20 3JB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near L20 3JB?

The nearest to the centre of L20 3JB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to L20 3JB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near L20 3JB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L20 3JB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near L20 3JB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L20 3JB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near L20 3JB?

The nearest vets to the centre of L20 3JB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is L20 3JB in a conservation area?

The centre of L20 3JB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near L20 3JB?

Police.uk records 664 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 3JB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences282 reports
Anti-social behaviour70 reports
Public order60 reports
Criminal damage and arson48 reports
Shoplifting46 reports
Drugs37 reports

Also: burglary 29, other theft 25, vehicle crime 16, other crime 16, robbery 15, possession of weapons 12, bicycle theft 6, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for L20 3JB

Ward
Bootle East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bootle
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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