L20 5EE postcode in Bootle, Sefton

L20 5EE is a postcode in Bootle, in the Litherland 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 5EE can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £112,500 Homes sold in L20 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Bootle New Strand 800 m in a straight line

Where L20 5EE is, and what is near it

Map of L20 5EE and what is near it Map of L20 5EE: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the L20 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L20 5AB: also in L20 5L20 5AD: also in L20 5L20 5AE: also in L20 5L20 5AF: also in L20 5L20 5AG: also in L20 5L20 5AH: also in L20 5L20 5AJ: also in L20 5L20 5AL: also in L20 5L20 5AN: also in L20 5L20 5AP: also in L20 5L20 5AQ: also in L20 5L20 5AR: also in L20 5L20 5AS: also in L20 5L20 5AT: also in L20 5L20 5AU: also in L20 5L20 5AW: also in L20 5L20 5AX: also in L20 5L20 5AY: also in L20 5L20 5BA: also in L20 5L20 5BB: also in L20 5L20 5BD: also in L20 5L20 5BE: also in L20 5L20 5BG: also in L20 5L20 5BH: also in L20 5L20 5BJ: also in L20 5L20 5BL: also in L20 5L20 5BN: also in L20 5L20 5BQ: also in L20 5L20 5BW: also in L20 5L20 5BY: also in L20 5L20 5BZ: also in L20 5L20 5DA: also in L20 5L20 5DB: also in L20 5L20 5DD: also in L20 5L20 5DE: also in L20 5L20 5DF: also in L20 5L20 5DG: also in L20 5L20 5DJ: also in L20 5L20 5DN: also in L20 5L20 5DQ: also in L20 5L20 5DS: also in L20 5L20 5DT: also in L20 5L20 5DU: also in L20 5L20 5DW: also in L20 5L20 5DX: also in L20 5L20 5DY: also in L20 5L20 5DZ: also in L20 5L20 5EA: also in L20 5L20 5EB: also in L20 5L20 5ED: also in L20 5L20 5EF: also in L20 5L20 5EG: also in L20 5L20 5EH: also in L20 5L20 5EJ: also in L20 5L20 5EL: also in L20 5L20 5EN: also in L20 5L20 5EP: also in L20 5L20 5EQ: also in L20 5L20 5ER: also in L20 5L20 5ES: also in L20 5L20 5ET: also in L20 5L20 5EU: also in L20 5L20 5EX: also in L20 5L20 5EY: also in L20 5L20 5EZ: also in L20 5L20 5GA: also in L20 5L20 5GB: also in L20 5L20 5HF: also in L20 5L20 5HJ: also in L20 5L20 5JJ: also in L20 5 Educ8 Liverpool 1.3 kmBootle L20 5EE Map of L20 5EE and what is near it Map of L20 5EE: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the L20 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Litherland L20 5EE
  • L20 5EE
  • Other postcodes in L20 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 53.4603, longitude -2.9917)

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 5EE?

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 5EE?

Every home and business at L20 5EE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 5EE 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 5EE 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 5EE?

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 5EE 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 5EE.

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 5EE: 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 5EE 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 5EE?

Homes in L20 5 sold for a typical £112,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£112,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£115,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £115,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 5EE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L20 5EE 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 5EE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 5EE. Over half of them (87%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (59%). 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 5EE

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 £2,296 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 600 (87%)£1,722
Band Babout 80 (12%)£2,009
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£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. 59% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 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 5EE is in (ONS area E01007012), 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 5EE?

The nearest open schools to L20 5EE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 5EE is Bootle New Strand Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Knowsley Road, 169 m away.

More stations near L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L20 5EE 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 5EE?

The nearest to the centre of L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

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 5EE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L20 5EE, 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 5EE?

The nearest vets to the centre of L20 5EE 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 5EE in a conservation area?

The centre of L20 5EE 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 5EE?

Police.uk records 561 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 5EE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences221 reports
Anti-social behaviour63 reports
Public order59 reports
Shoplifting42 reports
Criminal damage and arson41 reports
Drugs31 reports

Also: other theft 26, burglary 21, robbery 14, vehicle crime 13, other crime 12, possession of weapons 9, bicycle theft 7, 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 5EE

Ward
Litherland
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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