L20 3NJ Sefton
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Bootle East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Trinity Road, Bootle: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Sefton in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (91% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bootle and Waterloo HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Anne's & St Peter's House and Site of, University Road, Bootle, not permissioned (60 m)
- St John's, Merton Road, BOOTLE, not permissioned (120 m)
- ST MARTINS HOUSE, STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, not permissioned (200 m)
- MERTON HOUSE, STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, permissioned (240 m)
- 240, Hawthorne Road, Bootle, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land between Litherland Rd & Well Lane, Bootle, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 2, Well Lane, Bootle, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Former St Mary’s school, Irlam Road, Bootle, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 25 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bootle Oriel Road 692,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kirkdale 930,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bootle New Strand 885,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanley Road Bootle | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Concept House Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haddens Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bootle Dental Centre | 310 m |
| Hospital | First Response Team, Clock View Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Marsh Lane Police Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Low Cost Food & Wine, Bootle | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bootle South Recreation Ground 6.1 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Derby Park 8.8 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,710 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Walton Hall Park 1.5 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bootle War Memorial, including flight of steps and flanking stone tablets, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle War Memorial, including flight of steps and flanking stone tablets | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south |
| Derby Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Monica | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Stanley Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Gladstone Branch Dock Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Huskisson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Sandon Half Tide Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Gladstone Passage | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Grain Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Trinity Road.