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L20 5DF

Litherland · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bootle
Ward
Litherland
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Postcode district
L20
Postcode sector
L20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L20 5DY 52 m
L20 5DB 57 m
L20 5DQ 61 m
L20 5DE 65 m
L20 5DJ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L20 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L20
Postcode sector
L20 5
Latitude
53.458918
Longitude
-2.996351
British National Grid easting
333,942
British National Grid northing
396,257

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Litherland · E05016338
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Bootle · E14001113
Output area
E00035575
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 036E · E01007013
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 036 · E02001464

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
297, Knowsley Road, Bootle, L20 5DF 18 May 2015 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
68
Secondary
12

  1. Thomas Gray Primary School

    Academy converter

    217 m

  2. All Saints Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    342 m

  3. Linacre Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,450
  • Public order 509
  • Criminal damage and arson 495
  • Drugs 436
  • Shoplifting 383

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

18 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.0
L20 5 residents
2,903

Age bands in L20 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

495 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

333 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

709 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

666 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

346 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L20 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

45

within 5 km

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    61 m

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    410 m

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    600 m

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    993 m

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    66-88 BRIDGE ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 6PH

    ODS code N84023

    1.0 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    1.1 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    1.1 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    1.2 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    1.3 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 15 SEFTON ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 9HA

    ODS code N84035

    1.4 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

    LITHERLAND TOWN HALL H/C, HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code N84605

    1.6 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    1.6 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    1.7 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    46 MOSS LANE, ORRELL PARK, LIVERPOOL, L9 8AL

    ODS code N82053

    2.0 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    2.2 km

  • THE GREY ROAD SURGERY

    3 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82097

    2.3 km

  • WALTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82048

    2.3 km

  • WESTMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALDAMS GROVE, LIVERPOOL, L4 3TT

    ODS code N82049

    2.3 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    2.5 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hornby Road

    BCT · Bootle

    0.0 miles

  • Hornby Road

    BCT · Linacre

    0.0 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Bootle

    0.1 miles

  • Markfield Road

    BCT · Linacre

    0.1 miles

  • St Andrew's Road

    BCT · Linacre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 036E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

409 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
12
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

104 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 12 secondary schools. Thomas Gray Primary School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 456.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,450 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.