L20 postcode area guide — Liverpool
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L20 postcode district in Liverpool — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.4%
Gigabit-capable
76.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the L20 postcode district (Liverpool) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 967 postcodes Ofcom measures in L20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in L20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in L20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L20 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| L20 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Liverpool
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Liverpool district (236,964 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L20
Police recorded 602 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 287 | 47.7% |
| Public order | 56 | 9.3% |
| Drugs | 47 | 7.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 46 | 7.6% |
| Shoplifting | 39 | 6.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 23 | 3.8% |
| Other crime | 16 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in L20
Based on 330 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L20 is £125,000, up 13.6% on the previous year (£110,000).
Detached
£260,000
6 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
100 sales
Terraced
£110,000
176 sales
Flat / maisonette
£65,000
30 sales
Latest recorded sales in L20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Benedict Street | L20 2EJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £163,500 | Semi-detached | Merton Road | L20 7AP |
| 7 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Gardner Avenue | L20 6EG |
| 7 May 2026 | £900,000 | Other | Redfern Street | L20 8JB |
| 6 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Leicester Road | L20 9BR |
| 5 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Hertford Road | L20 7ER |
| 1 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Hawthorne Road | L20 9AU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £183,000 | Semi-detached | Lawton Avenue | L20 0BH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | St Joans Close | L20 4AD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Bulwer Street | L20 4QH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Liverpool demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Liverpool district (486,088 residents, 207,491 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.1% |
| 15–29 | 31.7% |
| 30–44 | 18% |
| 45–64 | 18% |
| 65+ | 15.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 46.8% |
| Private rented | 26.2% |
| Social rented | 21.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 785 | L20 9NU |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 11–16 | 708 | L20 6AQ |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | L20 9EB |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 440 | L20 3JL |
| Springwell Park Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 440 | L20 6PG |
| Bedford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 393 | L20 9LJ |
| Thomas Gray Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 318 | L20 4LX |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 312 | L20 4LX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in L20
279 rated food businesses operate in L20. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbegale Lodge, Admiral Casino, Afton Lodge Rest Home, Albion Hotel, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L20
From a sample of 305 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 L20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
33%
Band D
37%
Band E
19%
Band F
8%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Liverpool
Landlines around L20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.