Housing in L20 2EE
What the homes in L20 2EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,051 (2024)
L20 2EEBootle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (72.2%). Flats make up 16.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 2EE area is less than half that, at 25.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.2% of households against 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 10.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented43.2%20.5%
- Social rented31.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27%. 34.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sefton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton, August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L20 2EE sits in (Bootle East): about 2,051 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.