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Housing in L20 7BY

What the homes in L20 7BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bootle South
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,728 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.3%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

L20 7BYEngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached26%31.5%
Terraced49.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31% of households in the L20 7BY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.3% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

L20 7BY
31%
26%
43%
England
  • Owned31%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented25.7%20.5%
  • Social rented42.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L20 7BYEngland
Owned outright13.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council8.8%8.3%
From a housing association33.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L20 7BYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 26% of households include dependent children.

L20 7BYEngland
Living alone, under 6627.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.1%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 7BY (Bootle South) (about 1,728 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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