L20 9BX postcode in Bootle, Sefton

L20 9BX 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 97% of homes and businesses at L20 9BX can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £147,500 Homes sold in L20 9, last 12 months. ▲ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Bootle New Strand 750 m in a straight line

Where L20 9BX is, and what is near it

Map of L20 9BX and what is near it Map of L20 9BX: its centre point, with the 142 other postcodes in the L20 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. L20 9AA: also in L20 9L20 9AB: also in L20 9L20 9AD: also in L20 9L20 9AE: also in L20 9L20 9AF: also in L20 9L20 9AG: also in L20 9L20 9AH: also in L20 9L20 9AJ: also in L20 9L20 9AL: also in L20 9L20 9AN: also in L20 9L20 9AP: also in L20 9L20 9AQ: also in L20 9L20 9AT: also in L20 9L20 9AU: also in L20 9L20 9AW: also in L20 9L20 9AX: also in L20 9L20 9AY: also in L20 9L20 9AZ: also in L20 9L20 9BA: also in L20 9L20 9BD: also in L20 9L20 9BN: also in L20 9L20 9BP: also in L20 9L20 9BR: also in L20 9L20 9BS: also in L20 9L20 9BT: also in L20 9L20 9BU: also in L20 9L20 9BW: also in L20 9L20 9BY: also in L20 9L20 9BZ: also in L20 9L20 9DE: also in L20 9L20 9DL: also in L20 9L20 9DN: also in L20 9L20 9DP: also in L20 9L20 9DR: also in L20 9L20 9DS: also in L20 9L20 9DT: also in L20 9L20 9DU: also in L20 9L20 9DX: also in L20 9L20 9DY: also in L20 9L20 9DZ: also in L20 9L20 9EB: also in L20 9L20 9ED: also in L20 9L20 9EE: also in L20 9L20 9EF: also in L20 9L20 9EG: also in L20 9L20 9EH: also in L20 9L20 9EJ: also in L20 9L20 9EL: also in L20 9L20 9EN: also in L20 9L20 9EP: also in L20 9L20 9ER: also in L20 9L20 9ES: also in L20 9L20 9ET: also in L20 9L20 9EU: also in L20 9L20 9EW: also in L20 9L20 9EX: also in L20 9L20 9EY: also in L20 9L20 9GA: also in L20 9L20 9HA: also in L20 9L20 9HB: also in L20 9L20 9HD: also in L20 9L20 9HE: also in L20 9L20 9HF: also in L20 9L20 9HG: also in L20 9L20 9HH: also in L20 9L20 9HJ: also in L20 9L20 9HL: also in L20 9L20 9HN: also in L20 9L20 9HP: also in L20 9L20 9HR: also in L20 9L20 9HS: also in L20 9L20 9HT: also in L20 9L20 9HU: also in L20 9L20 9HW: also in L20 9L20 9HX: also in L20 9L20 9HY: also in L20 9L20 9HZ: also in L20 9L20 9JA: also in L20 9L20 9JB: also in L20 9L20 9JD: also in L20 9L20 9JE: also in L20 9L20 9JF: also in L20 9L20 9JG: also in L20 9L20 9JH: also in L20 9L20 9JJ: also in L20 9L20 9JL: also in L20 9L20 9JN: also in L20 9L20 9JP: also in L20 9L20 9JQ: also in L20 9L20 9JR: also in L20 9L20 9JS: also in L20 9L20 9JU: also in L20 9L20 9JW: also in L20 9L20 9LB: also in L20 9L20 9LH: also in L20 9L20 9LJ: also in L20 9L20 9LL: also in L20 9L20 9NS: also in L20 9L20 9NT: also in L20 9L20 9NU: also in L20 9L20 9NX: also in L20 9L20 9NY: also in L20 9L20 9NZ: also in L20 9L20 9PA: also in L20 9L20 9PF: also in L20 9L20 9PP: also in L20 9L20 9PQ: also in L20 9L20 9PR: also in L20 9L20 9QE: also in L20 9 Bootle L20 9BX Map of L20 9BX and what is near it Map of L20 9BX: its centre point, with the 142 other postcodes in the L20 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bootle L20 9BX
  • L20 9BX
  • Other postcodes in L20 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 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 53.4561, longitude -2.9843)

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 9BX?

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 9BX?

97% of the homes and businesses at L20 9BX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 9BX 97% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 9BX 97% 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 9BX?

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 9BX 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 9BX.

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 9BX: 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 9BX 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 9BX?

Homes in L20 9 sold for a typical £147,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 50 sales, up 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£147,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £220,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £136,767 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 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 9BX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L20 9BX 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 9BX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 9BX. Over half of them (93%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (38%). 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 9BX

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 710 (93%)£1,722
Band Babout 50 (7%)£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. 21% Before 1900
  2. 38% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 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 9BX is in (ONS area E01006966), 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 9BX?

The nearest open schools to L20 9BX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 9BX is Bootle New Strand Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hawthorne Road, 18 m away.

More stations near L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L20 9BX 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 9BX?

The nearest to the centre of L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

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 9BX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L20 9BX, 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 9BX?

The nearest vets to the centre of L20 9BX 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 9BX in a conservation area?

The centre of L20 9BX 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 9BX?

Police.uk records 691 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 9BX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences288 reports
Anti-social behaviour72 reports
Public order64 reports
Shoplifting56 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports
Drugs38 reports

Also: other theft 27, burglary 24, other crime 21, robbery 16, vehicle crime 13, possession of weapons 13, 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 9BX

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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