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Housing in L20 3JY

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

Neighbourhood
Bootle North
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (72%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

L20 3JYEngland
Detached3.2%22.9%
Semi-detached10.7%31.5%
Terraced72%23%
Purpose-built flat5.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.1% of households in the L20 3JY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.

L20 3JY
40%
38%
22%
England
  • Owned40.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented37.6%20.5%
  • Social rented22.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L20 3JYEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented5.1%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association21%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L20 3JYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.8%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

L20 3JYEngland
Living alone, under 6628.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.4%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L20 3JY (Bootle North) (about 1,614 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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