Housing in L20 4RT
What the homes in L20 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,317 (2024)
L20 4RTBootle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (81.2%). Flats make up 6.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 4RT area is less than half that, at 28.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.8% of households against 20.5%. 15% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented34.8%20.5%
- Social rented36.6%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 2.0 people living in it. 40.9% 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 30.2%. 24.2% 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 4RT sits in (Bootle North): about 1,317 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.