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

PE21 9QX 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 9QX 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

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Boston 008C: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **Boston, 2.3 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **7 of 7 properties in PE21 9QX 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=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Boston 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **£177,438 average price**: For the whole of Boston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE21 9QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **Loud road and rail noise at PE21 9QX**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **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=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX
- **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=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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) |
| [Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-marys-rc-primary-academy-boston-e146241) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Conquest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conquest-school-e152463) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Boston Endeavour Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boston-endeavour-academy-e142666) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Tower Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-road-academy-e136793) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haven High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haven-high-academy-e138754) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2025 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| September 2024 | £303,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| December 2023 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| May 2024 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| June 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: BURTON DENTAL LODGE (420 m)

## 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Boston 008C has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Boston 008C was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,304** (2021). Boston 008C had 2,304 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,009th 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: 79.4%** (January 2026). In Boston 008C, 79.4% 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: 52.9927, -0.0072

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=-0.0072,52.9927,PE219QX

## How to cite

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