L20 6LD postcode in Litherland, Sefton

L20 6LD is a postcode in Litherland, 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 78% of homes and businesses at L20 6LD can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £183,500 Homes sold in L20 6, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Seaforth & Litherland 1.1 km in a straight line

Where L20 6LD is, and what is near it

Map of L20 6LD and what is near it Map of L20 6LD: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the L20 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A566A5036 L20 6AA: also in L20 6L20 6AB: also in L20 6L20 6AD: also in L20 6L20 6AG: also in L20 6L20 6AH: also in L20 6L20 6AJ: also in L20 6L20 6AL: also in L20 6L20 6AP: also in L20 6L20 6AQ: also in L20 6L20 6AR: also in L20 6L20 6AS: also in L20 6L20 6AT: also in L20 6L20 6AW: also in L20 6L20 6BB: also in L20 6L20 6BD: also in L20 6L20 6BE: also in L20 6L20 6BF: also in L20 6L20 6BQ: also in L20 6L20 6BY: also in L20 6L20 6DA: also in L20 6L20 6DB: also in L20 6L20 6DD: also in L20 6L20 6DG: also in L20 6L20 6DH: also in L20 6L20 6DJ: also in L20 6L20 6DL: also in L20 6L20 6DN: also in L20 6L20 6DP: also in L20 6L20 6DQ: also in L20 6L20 6DR: also in L20 6L20 6DS: also in L20 6L20 6DT: also in L20 6L20 6DU: also in L20 6L20 6DW: also in L20 6L20 6DX: also in L20 6L20 6DY: also in L20 6L20 6DZ: also in L20 6L20 6EA: also in L20 6L20 6EB: also in L20 6L20 6ED: also in L20 6L20 6EE: also in L20 6L20 6EF: also in L20 6L20 6EG: also in L20 6L20 6EH: also in L20 6L20 6EJ: also in L20 6L20 6EL: also in L20 6L20 6EN: also in L20 6L20 6EP: also in L20 6L20 6EQ: also in L20 6L20 6ER: also in L20 6L20 6ES: also in L20 6L20 6ET: also in L20 6L20 6EU: also in L20 6L20 6EW: also in L20 6L20 6EX: also in L20 6L20 6EY: also in L20 6L20 6EZ: also in L20 6L20 6FA: also in L20 6L20 6FB: also in L20 6L20 6FD: also in L20 6L20 6FG: also in L20 6L20 6GA: also in L20 6L20 6GD: also in L20 6L20 6GE: also in L20 6L20 6GF: also in L20 6L20 6GG: also in L20 6L20 6GH: also in L20 6L20 6HA: also in L20 6L20 6HB: also in L20 6L20 6HD: also in L20 6L20 6HE: also in L20 6L20 6HF: also in L20 6L20 6HG: also in L20 6L20 6HJ: also in L20 6L20 6HL: also in L20 6L20 6HN: also in L20 6L20 6HP: also in L20 6L20 6HQ: also in L20 6L20 6HR: also in L20 6L20 6HS: also in L20 6L20 6HT: also in L20 6L20 6HU: also in L20 6L20 6HW: also in L20 6L20 6HX: also in L20 6L20 6HY: also in L20 6L20 6HZ: also in L20 6L20 6JA: also in L20 6L20 6JB: also in L20 6L20 6JD: also in L20 6L20 6JE: also in L20 6L20 6JF: also in L20 6L20 6JG: also in L20 6L20 6JJ: also in L20 6L20 6JN: also in L20 6L20 6JQ: also in L20 6L20 6JS: also in L20 6L20 6JU: also in L20 6L20 6JY: also in L20 6L20 6LE: also in L20 6L20 6LF: also in L20 6L20 6LG: also in L20 6L20 6LH: also in L20 6L20 6LJ: also in L20 6L20 6LL: also in L20 6L20 6LN: also in L20 6L20 6LP: also in L20 6L20 6LQ: also in L20 6L20 6LT: also in L20 6L20 6LU: also in L20 6L20 6LW: also in L20 6L20 6LX: also in L20 6L20 6LZ: also in L20 6L20 6NA: also in L20 6L20 6ND: also in L20 6L20 6NE: also in L20 6L20 6NF: also in L20 6L20 6NG: also in L20 6L20 6NH: also in L20 6L20 6NJ: also in L20 6L20 6NL: also in L20 6L20 6NN: also in L20 6L20 6NQ: also in L20 6L20 6NR: also in L20 6L20 6NS: also in L20 6L20 6NT: also in L20 6L20 6NU: also in L20 6L20 6NW: also in L20 6L20 6PB: also in L20 6L20 6PD: also in L20 6L20 6PF: also in L20 6L20 6PG: also in L20 6L20 6PJ: also in L20 6L20 6PR: also in L20 6L20 6QA: also in L20 6 Bootle L20 6LD Map of L20 6LD and what is near it Map of L20 6LD: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the L20 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A566A5036 Litherland L20 6LD
  • L20 6LD
  • Other postcodes in L20 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4650, longitude -2.9895)

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 6LD?

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 6LD?

Every home and business at L20 6LD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 78% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 6LD 78% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 6LD 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 6LD?

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 6LD 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 6LD.

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 6LD: 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 6LD 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 6LD?

Homes in L20 6 sold for a typical £183,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£183,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£187,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £200,000 40 sales
  • Terraced £139,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 6LD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in L20 6LD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 July 2026. 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

Food hygiene ratings at L20 6LD

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at L20 6LD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L20 6LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 6LD. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (47%). 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 6LD

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 £2,583 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,296.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (12%)£1,722
Band Babout 460 (37%)£2,009
Band Cabout 520 (42%)£2,296
Band Dabout 100 (8%)£2,583
Band Ewithheld£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. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 47% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 25% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: 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 6LD is in (ONS area E01033095), 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 6LD?

The nearest open schools to L20 6LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 6LD is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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 Havelock Road, 118 m away.

More stations near L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L20 6LD 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 6LD?

The nearest to the centre of L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

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 6LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L20 6LD, 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 6LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of L20 6LD 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 6LD in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of L20 6LD is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 6LD?

Police.uk records 511 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 6LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences208 reports
Anti-social behaviour56 reports
Public order54 reports
Criminal damage and arson43 reports
Shoplifting39 reports
Drugs25 reports

Also: other theft 22, burglary 14, vehicle crime 13, other crime 13, robbery 9, possession of weapons 8, 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 6LD

Ward
Litherland
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Litherland
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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