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Swineshead and Holland Fen

Ward

West Boston. About 4,204 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 89 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 Swineshead and Holland Fen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,254
Joint 2,103rd least 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
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Swineshead and Holland Fen compares

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

Swineshead and Holland FenMiddle
Population15 wards, Boston · 2021
Population: every ward in Boston15 areas from 2,190 to 8,273. The middle area is 4,304. Swineshead and Holland Fen is 4,254.
4,2547th least 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%. Swineshead and Holland Fen 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%. Swineshead and Holland Fen is 91.2%.
91.2%5th highest
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%. Swineshead and Holland Fen is 2.5%.
2.5%2nd lowest

Is Swineshead and Holland Fen safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swineshead and Holland Fen at a rate of 50.7 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swineshead and Holland Fen.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (103), other crime (39) and anti-social behaviour (34).

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 Swineshead and Holland Fen 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
Deprivation score
28.5
51st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Swineshead and Holland Fen in brief

Swineshead and Holland Fen had 4,254 usual residents at the census.

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

In Swineshead and Holland Fen, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swineshead and Holland Fen, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.