Balfour Avenue, Bootle

House prices, sold prices and local information for L20 4PB.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£81,667

3 sales

Price range

£65k – £90k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

15 Nov 2021

L20 4PB

At a glance

House prices£82k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkBootle New Strand station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Balfour Avenue, Bootle have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 15 Nov 2021. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £81,667.

House prices on Balfour Avenue compared

L20 postcode area£143,264

Bootle£152,747

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Balfour Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L20 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£81,667	15 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Balfour Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Balfour Avenue L20 4PB	16 Feb 2022	£69,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Balfour Avenue L20 4PB	15 Nov 2021	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Balfour Avenue L20 4PB	28 May 2021	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
2, Balfour Avenue L20 4PB	11 Dec 2020	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Balfour Avenue

Crime

509 crimes were reported within about a mile of Balfour Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	191
Anti-social behaviour	58
Public order	54
Criminal damage & arson	42
Shoplifting	41
Drugs	31

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Balfour Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Balfour Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
All Saints Catholic Primary School 312 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Thomas Gray Primary School 318 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Linacre Primary School 134 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
King's Lander Primary Academy 234 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 413 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 208 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Greenacre Community Nursery School 65 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.6 mi
Educ8 Liverpool 13 pupils	Other independent special school	13–16	Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Bootle New Strand station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
Seaforth & Litherland station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
Bootle Oriel Road station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Hornby Road (opp, Knowsley Road) 2 min walk
Hornby Road (adj, Knowsley Road) 2 min walk
Percy Street (adj, Knowsley Road) 3 min walk
Norton Street (adj, Knowsley Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

North Park Health Centre
290 Knowsley Road, Bootle · 0.1 mi
Moore Street Medical Centre
77 Moore Street, Bootle · 0.2 mi
The Strand Medical Centre
272 Marsh Lane, Bootle · 0.4 mi
Seaforth Village Surgery
20 Seaforth Road, Liverpool · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	35.1%	62.5%
Private rented	25.2%	20.3%
Social rented	39.6%	17.1%
Households	618

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	14.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,403

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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