Buying a home in L30, Bootle. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£165kmost £141k–£194k
Houses per m²£2,087flats £1,378
Sold last year112779 in five years
Prices in Sefton+3.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in L30 sold for £164,873 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £141,129 and £193,934, for about 84 m² of space. That is 7% more than the same home across Bootle (£154,000).

112 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £66k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L30 0 (£1,463) and the most in L30 7 (£2,734).

Across Sefton, prices are up 3.7% on a year ago and up 25.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £993 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £752 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £33,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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House prices in L30 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£165,209£134k–£193k70 m²167
3£164,873£141k–£194k84 m²497
4£178,255£158k–£230k95 m²60
5+£266,418£197k–£335k115 m²20

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£165k£165k£178k£266k
Detached—£183k£254k£274k£330k
Semi-detached—£179k£186k£178k£228k
Terraced—£138k£148k£162k—
Flats£66k£60k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across L30

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
L30 0£1,463—
L30 1£2,366—
L30 2£1,733£1,274
L30 3£2,130£917
L30 5£1,610—
L30 6£2,631—
L30 7£2,734£1,599
L30 8£2,152—
L30 9£1,912£1,298

Schools near L30

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSacred Heart Catholic Academy49.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%16 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about L30

Is L30 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% more than across Bootle; prices in Sefton are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.6% against 43.8%); 112 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in L30?

A typical 3-bedroom house in L30 sold for £164,873 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £141,129 and £193,934.

Is L30 expensive for Bootle?

A 3-bedroom house in L30 costs 7% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bootle (£154,000).

How many homes sell in L30 each year?

112 homes sold in the last year and 779 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near L30?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near L30?

For a 3-bedroom house, L20 (£146k, 4 km), L4 (£144k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.