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Boston Central & North

Middle area

Central Boston. 8,743 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Boston Central & North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£165,000
716th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,732
2,427th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Boston Central & North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price8 middle areas, Boston · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Boston8 areas from £142,000 to £250,000. The middle area is £221,500. Boston Central & North is £165,000.
£165,0002nd lowest
Population8 middle areas, Boston · 2021
Population: every middle area in Boston8 areas from 6,690 to 11,012. The middle area is 8,789. Boston Central & North is 8,732.
8,7324th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Boston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Boston8 areas from 13.6% to 95.0%. The middle area is 86.0%. Boston Central & North is 80.9%.
80.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate8 middle areas, Boston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Boston8 areas from 2.6% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.5%. Boston Central & North is 8.3%.
8.3%highest

Figures for the whole of Boston

These figures are published for the whole of Boston, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Boston and not Boston Central & North alone. See Boston

Average house price
£177,438
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£29,805
Lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.5
51st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Boston Central & North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Boston Central & North was £165,000 in 2025.

Boston Central & North had 8,732 usual residents at the census.

In Boston Central & North, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Boston Central & North, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.