Living in L20, Sefton
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around L20 in Sefton. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central L20 sold at a median of £94,000 across 37 recorded sales, below the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Sefton are up 3.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 77 schools within about 3 miles, 73% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of L20 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Sefton pays £2,583 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 664 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Sefton: £224,289, up 3.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.
Check sold prices for a specific address in L20 →
See where L20 ranks across North West →
Council tax at Band D in Sefton: £2,583 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare L20 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for L20 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around L20
37 recorded home sales on the streets around central L20 in the last 2 years, with a median of £94,000 and a range from £38,000 to £170,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Well Lane, L20 3BR | Terraced | £85,000 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 45 Jersey Close, L20 4BP | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | 18 Jun 2026 |
| 6 Waterworks Street, L20 3NY | Detached | £165,000 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Apartment 24 Wishing Wells Apartments Litherland Road, L20 3JF | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Apartment 15 Wishing Wells Apartments Litherland Road, L20 3JF | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| 163 Litherland Road, L20 3JB | Terraced | £85,000 | 24 Mar 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
77 schools within 3 miles , of which 73% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.1 mi away | no figure |
| Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Whitefield Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 2.6 mi away | no figure |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi away | no figure |
| Thomas Gray Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi away | no figure |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | Good | 0.7 mi away | 0.99 mi 2025/26 |
Schools in L20 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 0.99 mi | 2025/26 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 1.67 mi | 2025/26 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Sefton schools admitted from, school by school →
53 state primary and 10 state secondary schools within range, plus 2 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Merchant Taylors' Schools, St. Mary's College.
All 2 fee-paying schools near L20, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 20.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 17.0% |
| Skilled trades | 12.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 11.5% |
| Sales and customer service | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How L20 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: private renting, up 13.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of L20 (E01006964, 1,650 residents in 2021, up 12.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 13.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49.8% | 40.1% | -9.7 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 23.9% | 37.6% | +13.7 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 25.4% | 22.3% | -3.1 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.9% | 19.5% | -0.4 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 11.6% | 12.5% | +0.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 13.5% | 19.5% | +6.0 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 4.1% | 10.4% | +6.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 76.2% | 75.5% | -0.7 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 95.6% | 92.5% | -3.1 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
664 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central L20 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Sefton's figures.
Buses from the centre of L20
Best-served stop: Bootle Strand Interchange, with 28.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of L20 is Bootle Strand Interchange: 28.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 14.2 in the evening and 18.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:10, last 23:41. Routes there: 53, 52, 52A, 62, 47, 300. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of L20. The nearest, The Strand Medical Centre, has 7,378 registered patients and 1,460 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strand Medical Centre | 0.2 mi | 7,378 | 1,460 |
| Park Street Surgery | 0.2 mi | 8,011 | 1,670 |
| Bootle Village Surgery | 0.2 mi | 5,712 | 3,693 |
Nearest A&E: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where 61.9% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 50.4%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Sefton pays £2,583 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Sefton, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £2,057 | +5.1% |
| 2022-23 | £2,122 | +3.2% |
| 2023-24 | £2,230 | +5.1% |
| 2024-25 | £2,339 | +4.9% |
| 2025-26 | £2,461 | +5.2% |
| 2026-27 | £2,583 | +5.0% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Sefton was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£12.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about L20
What is the average house price in L20?
The average sold price in Sefton is £224,289 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in L20?
Prices in Sefton are up 3.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in L20?
The median of 37 recorded sales around central L20 in the last 2 years is £94,000, ranging from £38,000 to £170,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in L20?
77 schools sit within 3 miles of central L20, and 73% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in L20?
664 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central L20 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is L20 at risk of flooding?
Central L20 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is L20 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 73% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £94,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 664 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is L20 safe?
664 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central L20 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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