Residential dwellings
17,471
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
L20 rents and yields
Asking rent £800/month · Gross yield 7.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is L20?
L20: residential dwellings 17,471.
HMO-shaped dwellings
1.4%
L20 ranks 3rd of 11 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 14,720
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.2%
- EPC A or B
- 11%
- EPC D or worse
- 44%
What does L20 earn?
L20: asking rent £800/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 313 lets).
Asking rent
£800/month 12 months to Sep 2026
313 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 313 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
7.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
494 lets
+3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 494 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
127 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does L20 vary by home size?
Asking rent in L20 runs from £624/month for 1 bedroom to £885/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £624/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 121 |
| 2 bedrooms | £778/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 148 |
| 3 bedrooms | £885/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 183 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns L20?
Corporate landlords hold 84% of the 1,676 units in L20 whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords84% of classified · 1,404 units
- Housing associations12% of classified · 209 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.3% of classified · 56 units
- RMC0.4% of classified · 7 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does L20 rank?
L20 ranks 9th of 9 postcode districts in Sefton for asking rent, at £800/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Sefton
L20 ranks 9th of 9 postcode districts in Sefton for asking rent, at £800/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L37 | £4,282/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 145 | measured |
| 2 | PR9 | £2,174/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 447 | measured |
| 3 | L23 | £1,951/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 150 | measured |
| 4 | L31 | £1,275/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 88 | indicative |
| 5 | L22 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 176 | measured |
| 9 | L20 | £800/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 313 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Sefton
L20 ranks 1st of 9 postcode districts in Sefton for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L20 | 7.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 494 | measured |
| 2 | L21 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 260 | measured |
| 3 | L30 | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 44 | indicative |
| 4 | L10 | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 114 | measured |
| 5 | L31 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 124 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Sefton
Where next from L20?
- SeftonThe wider market this area sits in.
- L10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,081/m² · Sep 2026
- L21Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,064/m² · Sep 2026
- L22Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,907/m² · Sep 2026
- L23Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,456/m² · Sep 2026
- L29Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,314/m² · May 2026
- L30Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,097/m² · Sep 2026
- L31Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,423/m² · Sep 2026
- L37Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,398/m² · Sep 2026
- L3Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,704/m² · Sep 2026
- L4Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,485/m² · Sep 2026
- L5Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,506/m² · Sep 2026
- L9Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,915/m² · Sep 2026
- CH45Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,440/m² · Sep 2026
- CH44Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,827/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about L20
- What is the average rent in L20?
- Homes to let in L20 asked a median £800/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 313 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in L20?
- 7.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 494 lets. +3.3% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in L20?
- L20 has 17,471 homes, 1.4% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about L20
- Property values in L20Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in L20Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in L20What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in L20What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in L20Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in L20What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in L20Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 313 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 494 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |