Housing in L20 9LT
What the homes in L20 9LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,423 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (60.1%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L20 9LT area is below that, at 51.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.4% of households against 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented23.4%20.5%
- Social rented25.1%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 2.1 people living in it. 42.6% 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 24.2%. 18.6% 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 9LT sits in (Bootle East): about 1,423 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.