L20 9LQ postcode in Bootle, Sefton

L20 9LQ 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 9LQ 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 Kirkdale 550 m in a straight line

Where L20 9LQ is, and what is near it

Map of L20 9LQ and what is near it Map of L20 9LQ: its centre point, with the 142 other postcodes in the L20 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L20 9AA: also in L20 9L20 9AD: also in L20 9L20 9AF: also in L20 9L20 9AH: also in L20 9L20 9AN: also in L20 9L20 9ED: also in L20 9L20 9EG: also in L20 9L20 9EP: also in L20 9L20 9ET: also in L20 9L20 9EY: also in L20 9L20 9HA: also in L20 9L20 9HB: also in L20 9L20 9HD: 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 9HW: also in L20 9L20 9JP: also in L20 9L20 9JR: also in L20 9L20 9JS: also in L20 9L20 9JU: also in L20 9L20 9JX: also in L20 9L20 9JY: also in L20 9L20 9LA: also in L20 9L20 9LB: also in L20 9L20 9LD: also in L20 9L20 9LE: also in L20 9L20 9LF: also in L20 9L20 9LG: also in L20 9L20 9LH: also in L20 9L20 9LJ: also in L20 9L20 9LL: also in L20 9L20 9LN: also in L20 9L20 9LP: also in L20 9L20 9LR: also in L20 9L20 9LS: also in L20 9L20 9LT: also in L20 9L20 9LU: also in L20 9L20 9LW: also in L20 9L20 9LX: also in L20 9L20 9LY: also in L20 9L20 9LZ: also in L20 9L20 9NA: also in L20 9L20 9NB: also in L20 9L20 9ND: also in L20 9L20 9NE: also in L20 9L20 9NG: also in L20 9L20 9NH: also in L20 9L20 9NJ: also in L20 9L20 9NL: also in L20 9L20 9NN: also in L20 9L20 9NP: also in L20 9L20 9NR: 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 9PS: also in L20 9L20 9QB: also in L20 9L20 9QD: also in L20 9L20 9QE: also in L20 9 School 950 mBootle East L20 9LQ Map of L20 9LQ and what is near it Map of L20 9LQ: its centre point, with the 142 other postcodes in the L20 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bootle East L20 9LQ
  • L20 9LQ
  • Other postcodes in L20 9: 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 53.4457, longitude -2.9803)

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 9LQ?

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 9LQ?

Every home and business at L20 9LQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L20 9LQ 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L20 9LQ 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 9LQ?

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 9LQ 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 9LQ.

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 9LQ: 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 9LQ 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 9LQ?

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 9LQ

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

Food hygiene ratings at L20 9LQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at L20 9LQ. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L20 9LQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around L20 9LQ. Over half of them (90%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (36%). 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 9LQ

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 610 (90%)£1,722
Band Babout 60 (9%)£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. 7% Before 1900
  2. 36% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 9LQ is in (ONS area E01006962), 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 9LQ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of L20 9LQ is Kirkdale Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kirkdale Rail Station Railway station 550 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.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wadham Road, 206 m away.

More stations near L20 9LQ, 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 9LQ?

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

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

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

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 9LQ?

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

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

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

The centre of L20 9LQ 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 9LQ?

Police.uk records 764 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L20 9LQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences324 reports
Anti-social behaviour77 reports
Public order77 reports
Criminal damage and arson55 reports
Shoplifting54 reports
Drugs45 reports

Also: burglary 30, other theft 24, vehicle crime 22, other crime 20, robbery 15, possession of weapons 14, bicycle theft 6, theft from the person 1.

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 9LQ

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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