# PE22 Postcode district covering East Lindsey, in East Lindsey and Boston. PE22 is a postcode district covering East Lindsey, in East Lindsey and Boston. Median sale price £239,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 46.6 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code PE22. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PE22 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £239,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE22 was £239,500 in 2025. 672nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 17,037** (2021). PE22 had 17,037 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,116th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PE22 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 31.6%** (January 2026). In PE22, 31.6% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=PE22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in PE22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=PE22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 260 homes were sold in PE22 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=PE22) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PE22. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=PE22) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PE22 had 17,037 usual residents at the census. ## How PE22 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | PE22 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £239,500 | 13th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2025 | | Population | 17,037 | 13th least populated | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 31.6% | 2nd lowest | 35 postcode districts, PE · Jan 2026 | ## Is PE22 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PE22 at a rate of 46.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across the PE postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PE22. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (362), anti-social behaviour (162) and other crime (133). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PE22 was 46.8 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in PE22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PE22 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in PE22 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Boston 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/neighbourhood/e01026007) | 1,117 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 9.2% | | [Boston 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/neighbourhood/e01026008) | 1,605 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 19.7% | | [Boston 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/neighbourhood/e01026009) | 1,223 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 4.6% | | [Boston 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/neighbourhood/e01026023) | 1,375 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 18.7% | | [Boston 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/neighbourhood/e01026024) | 2,240 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.6% | | [East Lindsey 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026111) | 1,555 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% | | [East Lindsey 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026057) | 1,955 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 30.5% | | [East Lindsey 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026075) | 2,182 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.0% | | [East Lindsey 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026098) | 2,033 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 20.5% | | [East Lindsey 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026102) | 2,307 | 48.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 13.7% | ## Your MP - [Boston and Skegness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness): Richard Tice (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 85% of the people here. - [Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle): Victoria Atkins (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 15% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in PE22 [Leake & Butterwick](https://openindex.co.uk/boston/leake-and-butterwick), [Mareham, Sibsey & New Leake](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey/mareham-sibsey-and-new-leake) ## Postcode sectors in PE22 [PE22 0 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22-0), [PE22 7 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22-7), [PE22 8 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22-8), [PE22 9 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22-9) ## Councils PE22 covers [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey), [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) ## Postcode districts next to PE22 [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4), [LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [LN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln10), [PE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20), [PE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe21), [PE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24) ## More in the PE postcode area [All PE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## PE22 in brief PE22 is a postcode district covering East Lindsey, in East Lindsey and Boston. About 17,433 people lived in PE22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £239,500 in 2025 across 260 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 46.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in PE22 was £239,500 in 2025. PE22 had 17,037 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in PE22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In PE22, 31.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: PE22 - Postcode area: [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe) - Constituency: [Boston and Skegness †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness) - Council: [East Lindsey †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) - Area: 353 km² - People, mid-2024: 17,433* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 56 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [PE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe23), [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4), [PE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe21), [PE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe24), [LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [PE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe20) ## Latest updates for PE22 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PE22 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22#f-house-sales-median-price. 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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe22