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Boston 008E

Neighbourhood

South east Boston. 1,837 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Boston 008E is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.4
Joint 14,372nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£182,500
Joint 4,964th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,709
Joint 13,136th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Boston 008E compares

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

Boston 008EMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only39 neighbourhoods, Boston · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Boston39 areas from 7.6 to 55.6. The middle area is 25.6. Boston 008E is 20.4.
20.413th least deprived
Median sale price35 neighbourhoods, Boston · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Boston35 areas from £100,000 to £274,000. The middle area is £205,000. Boston 008E is £182,500.
£182,50011th cheapest
Population39 neighbourhoods, Boston · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Boston39 areas from 1,117 to 2,910. The middle area is 1,676. Boston 008E is 1,709.
1,70919th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage39 neighbourhoods, Boston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Boston39 areas from 4.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 87.3%. Boston 008E is 73.4%.
73.4%10th lowest

Is Boston 008E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boston 008E at a rate of 119.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.5 per 1,000 people across Fishtoft & Wyberton East.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boston 008E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (89), anti-social behaviour (51) and other crime (30).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Boston

These figures are published for the whole of Boston, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Boston and not Boston 008E alone. See Boston

Average house price
£180,174
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£29,805
Lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
72,092
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Boston 008E in brief

Boston 008E has a deprivation score of 20.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Boston 008E was £182,500 in 2025.

Boston 008E had 1,709 usual residents at the census.

In Boston 008E, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.