# PE20 1QR: area report for a postcode in Boston

PE20 1QR is a postcode in Boston.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Boston. Open the map at PE20 1QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) › [PE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20) › [PE20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Boston 007C: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **Boston, 6.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **2 of 24 properties in PE20 1QR at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 22 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Boston 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **£177,438 average price**: For the whole of Boston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **90.5% can get gigabit broadband at PE20 1QR**: Superfast for 92.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **Low road and rail noise at PE20 1QR**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thomas Middlecott Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-middlecott-academy-e141391) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 27.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kirton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirton-primary-school-e120415) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood House Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-house-independent-school-e150706) | Special | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £132,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| November 2025 | £88,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 380 m |
| February 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| April 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| October 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |
| November 2025 | £167,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| May 2024 | £242,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KIRTON MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: LINCOLN CO-OP CHEMISTS LTD (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Kirton (630 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Kirton (730 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £177,438** (July 2026). Boston’s average house price was £177,438 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £29,805** (2025). Full-time workers living in Boston earned a median of £29,805 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Boston costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.5** (2025). Boston has a deprivation score of 28.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 51st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Boston 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.9** (2025). Boston 007C has a deprivation score of 30.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,828th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Boston 007C was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,808** (2021). Boston 007C had 2,808 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 264th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Boston 007C, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PE20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £247,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE20 was £247,500 in 2025. Joint 735th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,381** (2021). PE20 had 15,381 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,026th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PE20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.8%** (January 2026). In PE20, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston)
- Centre: 52.9234, -0.0523

Council: [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Boston and Skegness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness): Richard Tice (Reform UK), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0523,52.9234,PE201QR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20-1qr.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20-1qr