Housing in L20 3HL
What the homes in L20 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,936 (2024)
L20 3HLBootle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (42.1%). Flats make up 51.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 3HL area is well below that, at 31.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.2% of households against 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented28.2%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 52.5% 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 33.6%. 15% 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 3HL sits in (Bootle South): about 1,936 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.