Housing in L20 9JQ
What the homes in L20 9JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,487 (2024)
L20 9JQBootle
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.6%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.3% of households in the L20 9JQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented37.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (15.3%). 29.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L20 9JQ (Bootle East) (about 1,487 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.