L20 4PD postcode in Bootle, Sefton

L20 4PD is a postcode in Bootle, in the Bootle West 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 4PD can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £95,000 Homes sold in L20 4, last 12 months. ▼ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Seaforth & Litherland 750 m in a straight line

Where L20 4PD is, and what is near it

Map of L20 4PD and what is near it Map of L20 4PD: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the L20 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A565A566A5098 L20 4AD: also in L20 4L20 4AG: also in L20 4L20 4DN: also in L20 4L20 4DS: also in L20 4L20 4DT: also in L20 4L20 4DU: also in L20 4L20 4DX: also in L20 4L20 4EF: also in L20 4L20 4EG: also in L20 4L20 4EH: also in L20 4L20 4EL: also in L20 4L20 4EN: also in L20 4L20 4ET: also in L20 4L20 4EU: also in L20 4L20 4EX: also in L20 4L20 4EY: also in L20 4L20 4FB: also in L20 4L20 4HA: also in L20 4L20 4HB: also in L20 4L20 4HH: also in L20 4L20 4HN: also in L20 4L20 4HU: also in L20 4L20 4JA: also in L20 4L20 4JB: also in L20 4L20 4JE: also in L20 4L20 4JG: also in L20 4L20 4JH: also in L20 4L20 4JJ: also in L20 4L20 4JL: also in L20 4L20 4JN: also in L20 4L20 4JP: also in L20 4L20 4JQ: also in L20 4L20 4JR: also in L20 4L20 4JS: also in L20 4L20 4JU: also in L20 4L20 4JW: also in L20 4L20 4JX: also in L20 4L20 4JZ: also in L20 4L20 4LA: also in L20 4L20 4LB: also in L20 4L20 4LE: also in L20 4L20 4LF: also in L20 4L20 4LG: also in L20 4L20 4LH: also in L20 4L20 4LJ: also in L20 4L20 4LL: also in L20 4L20 4LN: also in L20 4L20 4LP: also in L20 4L20 4LQ: also in L20 4L20 4LU: also in L20 4L20 4LW: also in L20 4L20 4LX: also in L20 4L20 4LZ: also in L20 4L20 4NF: also in L20 4L20 4NH: also in L20 4L20 4NJ: also in L20 4L20 4NL: also in L20 4L20 4NN: also in L20 4L20 4NP: also in L20 4L20 4NR: also in L20 4L20 4NU: also in L20 4L20 4NX: also in L20 4L20 4NY: also in L20 4L20 4NZ: also in L20 4L20 4PA: also in L20 4L20 4PB: also in L20 4L20 4PE: also in L20 4L20 4PF: also in L20 4L20 4PG: also in L20 4L20 4PH: also in L20 4L20 4PJ: also in L20 4L20 4PL: also in L20 4L20 4PN: also in L20 4L20 4PQ: also in L20 4L20 4PR: also in L20 4L20 4PS: also in L20 4L20 4PT: also in L20 4L20 4PU: also in L20 4L20 4PW: also in L20 4L20 4PX: also in L20 4L20 4PY: also in L20 4L20 4PZ: also in L20 4L20 4QA: also in L20 4L20 4QD: also in L20 4L20 4QE: also in L20 4L20 4QF: also in L20 4L20 4QG: also in L20 4L20 4QH: also in L20 4L20 4QJ: also in L20 4L20 4QN: also in L20 4L20 4QP: also in L20 4L20 4QQ: also in L20 4L20 4QR: also in L20 4L20 4QS: also in L20 4L20 4QT: also in L20 4L20 4RD: also in L20 4L20 4RE: also in L20 4L20 4RH: also in L20 4L20 4RJ: also in L20 4L20 4RL: also in L20 4L20 4RN: also in L20 4L20 4RP: also in L20 4L20 4RR: also in L20 4L20 4RS: also in L20 4L20 4RT: also in L20 4L20 4RU: also in L20 4L20 4RW: also in L20 4L20 4RY: also in L20 4L20 4RZ: also in L20 4L20 4SE: also in L20 4L20 4SF: also in L20 4L20 4SG: also in L20 4L20 4SQ: also in L20 4L20 4TD: also in L20 4L20 4TP: also in L20 4L20 4TR: also in L20 4L20 4TU: also in L20 4L20 4TX: also in L20 4L20 4UF: also in L20 4L20 4UG: also in L20 4L20 4UH: also in L20 4L20 4UJ: also in L20 4L20 4UL: also in L20 4L20 4UN: also in L20 4L20 4UP: also in L20 4L20 4US: also in L20 4L20 4UT: also in L20 4L20 4UU: also in L20 4L20 4UW: also in L20 4L20 4UX: also in L20 4L20 4UY: also in L20 4L20 4UZ: also in L20 4L20 4XA: also in L20 4L20 4XE: also in L20 4L20 4XY: also in L20 4L20 4XZ: also in L20 4 Bootle L20 4PD Map of L20 4PD and what is near it Map of L20 4PD: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the L20 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A565A566 Bootle West L20 4PD
  • L20 4PD
  • Other postcodes in L20 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4601, longitude -3.0010)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L20 4PD?

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 4PD?

Every home and business at L20 4PD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 4PD 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 4PD 100% Sefton 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 4PD?

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 4PD 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 4PD.

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 4PD: 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 4PD 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 4PD?

Homes in L20 4 sold for a typical £95,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 33 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£95,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£97,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £160,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £100,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £77,000 9 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 4PD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in L20 4PD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4PD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 4PD. Over half of them (100%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (91%). 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 4PD

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 £1,722 (band A); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 650 (100%)£1,722
Band Bfewer than 5£2,009
Band Cfewer than 5£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 Hwithheld£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 91% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 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 4PD is in (ONS area E01007003), 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 4PD?

The nearest open schools to L20 4PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 4PD is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Norton Street, 42 m away.

More stations near L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L20 4PD 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 4PD?

The nearest to the centre of L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

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 4PD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L20 4PD, 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 4PD?

The nearest vets to the centre of L20 4PD 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 4PD in a conservation area?

The centre of L20 4PD 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 4PD?

Police.uk records 499 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 4PD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences193 reports
Anti-social behaviour60 reports
Public order54 reports
Shoplifting41 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Drugs32 reports

Also: other theft 24, burglary 15, vehicle crime 11, robbery 11, possession of weapons 8, other crime 6, bicycle theft 5, 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 4PD

Ward
Bootle West
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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