Housing in L20 4EJ
What the homes in L20 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,260 (2024)
L20 4EJBootle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (43%). Flats make up 47.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 4EJ area is less than half that, at 20.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.8% own outright and 9.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented63.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 50.1% 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 35.3%. 21% 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 4EJ sits in (Bootle South): about 1,260 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.