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Skirbeck

Middle area

Central Boston. 8,874 people in 2.5 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 Skirbeck’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£185,000
1,141st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,858
2,277th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Skirbeck 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. Skirbeck is £185,000.
£185,0003rd 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. Skirbeck is 8,858.
8,8583rd highest
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%. Skirbeck is 94.2%.
94.2%2nd highest
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%. Skirbeck is 4.7%.
4.7%3rd 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 Skirbeck 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
Skirbeck in brief

The median price paid for a home in Skirbeck was £185,000 in 2025.

Skirbeck had 8,858 usual residents at the census.

In Skirbeck, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Skirbeck, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.