# PE21 9BZ: area report for a postcode in Boston

PE21 9BZ 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 PE21 9BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) › [PE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe21) › [PE21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Boston 003B: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **Boston, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **42 of 42 properties in PE21 9BZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Boston 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **£177,438 average price**: For the whole of Boston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **97.6% can get gigabit broadband at PE21 9BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PE21 9BZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **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=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-marys-rc-primary-academy-boston-e146241) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tower Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-road-academy-e136793) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boston High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boston-high-school-e139140) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 56.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Conquest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conquest-school-e152463) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Boston Endeavour Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boston-endeavour-academy-e142666) | Special | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Haven High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haven-high-academy-e138754) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-academy-e139191) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boston Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boston-grammar-school-e139180) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £87,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £218,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £174,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: PARKSIDE PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: HOLLAND HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); WIDE BARGATE (DENTAL SURGERY) (730 m); BURTON DENTAL LODGE (730 m); MAIN RIDGE WEST DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Boston Food Warehouse (460 m, Iceland); Heron Boston (610 m, Heron); Lidl Langrick Boston (630 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Boston Wide Bargate (790 m, Morrisons)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Boston 003B has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Boston 003B was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,778** (2021). Boston 003B had 1,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,604th 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: 80.4%** (January 2026). In Boston 003B, 80.4% 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.

## PE21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE21 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,192** (2021). PE21 had 47,192 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 267th most 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 PE21 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In PE21, 88.1% 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: 52.9860, -0.0169

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=-0.0169,52.9860,PE219BZ

## How to cite

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