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Housing in L20 9PA

What the homes in L20 9PA 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.1%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

L20 9PAEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached11%31.5%
Terraced60.1%23%
Purpose-built flat24.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.5% of households in the L20 9PA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

L20 9PA
51%
23%
25%
England
  • Owned51.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented23.4%20.5%
  • Social rented25.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L20 9PAEngland
Owned outright28.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18%18.2%
Other private rented5.4%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association21.9%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

L20 9PAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.2%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

L20 9PAEngland
Living alone, under 6624.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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 9PA (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.

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