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Skirbeck

Ward

Central Boston. About 8,114 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Skirbeck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,273
Joint 3,269th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Skirbeck compares

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

SkirbeckMiddle
Population15 wards, Boston · 2021
Population: every ward in Boston15 areas from 2,190 to 8,273. The middle area is 4,304. Skirbeck is 8,273.
8,273most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 wards, Boston · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Boston15 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Skirbeck is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage15 wards, Boston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Boston15 areas from 11.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 88.7%. Skirbeck is 88.7%.
88.7%joint 7th lowest
Claimant rate15 wards, Boston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Boston15 areas from 1.7% to 9.7%. The middle area is 3.9%. Skirbeck is 5.5%.
5.5%5th highest

Is Skirbeck safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skirbeck at a rate of 115.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.0 per 1,000 people across Boston.

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

In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skirbeck.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (320), anti-social behaviour (233) and other crime (116).

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 ward, 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 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

Skirbeck had 8,273 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Skirbeck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Skirbeck, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Skirbeck, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.