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Housing in L20 3FF

What the homes in L20 3FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bootle East
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,713 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (60.9%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

L20 3FFEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached12.4%31.5%
Terraced60.9%23%
Purpose-built flat17.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 3FF area is well below that, at 44.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

L20 3FF
44%
35%
20%
England
  • Owned44.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented35.4%20.5%
  • Social rented19.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

L20 3FFEngland
Owned outright21.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association16.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L20 3FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.2%. 26.4% of households include dependent children.

L20 3FFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

SeftonEngland
All homes£938£1,459
One bedroom£622£1,195
Two bedrooms£814£1,335
Three bedrooms£993£1,489
Four or more£1,412£2,161
Detached£1,312£1,640
Semi-detached£1,015£1,449
Terraced£966£1,435
Flat or maisonette£742£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L20 3FF sits in (Bootle East): about 1,713 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.

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