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Boston 003E

Neighbourhood

Central Boston. 1,392 people in 0.3 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 003E is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
55.6
Joint 1,513th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,366
Joint 16,773rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
11.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Boston 003E compares

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

Boston 003EMiddle
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 003E is 55.6.
55.6most deprived
Population39 neighbourhoods, Boston · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Boston39 areas from 1,117 to 2,910. The middle area is 1,676. Boston 003E is 1,366.
1,3665th least 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 003E is 71.1%.
71.1%8th lowest
Claimant rate39 neighbourhoods, Boston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Boston39 areas from 1.4% to 11.6%. The middle area is 4.0%. Boston 003E is 11.6%.
11.6%highest

Is Boston 003E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boston 003E at a rate of 529.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 308.9 per 1,000 people across Boston Central & North.

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

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boston 003E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (243), anti-social behaviour (186) and other crime (140).

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 003E 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 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 003E in brief

Boston 003E has a deprivation score of 55.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Boston 003E had 1,366 usual residents at the census.

In Boston 003E, 71.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Boston 003E, 11.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.