PE21 postcode area · Boston

The PE21 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Boston. Area Scores range from 7 to 61 across them. Every full PE21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PE21 district: Fishtoft & Wyberton East scores 62 out of 100 (#2,624 of 6,856 nationally) while Fenside & Lister Way sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. 5 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £142,000 in Fenside & Lister Way to £248,000 in Kirton, Frampton & Algarkirk — a 1.7× gap within the PE21 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,431a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PE21 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +20.3% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 477 sales

Detached£250,000

Semi-detached£165,000

Terraced£128,975

Flat£86,250

Boston£210,000

East Midlands£250,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Fishtoft & Wyberton EastBoston	2,624	62	£239,950
Wyberton West & FenBoston	2,788	59	£216,500
Swineshead, Bicker & Holland FenBoston	4,399	36	£225,500
Leake & ButterwickBoston	4,577	33	£230,000
Kirton, Frampton & AlgarkirkBoston	4,941	28	£248,000
SkirbeckBoston	5,427	21	£182,500
Boston Central & NorthBoston	6,099	11	£160,000
Fenside & Lister WayBoston	6,346	7	£142,000

People living in PE21 Census 2021

Residents70,506

Median age (est.)43

Density194per km²

No qualifications28%

Degree or above19%

No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 19%Private rent 20%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 19% · Elementary 18% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups

Process & plant	19%
Elementary	18%
Skilled trades	11%
Professional	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Managers & directors	8%
Sales & customer service	8%
Administrative	8%
Associate professional	7%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 24%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE21.

PE20 PE22 PE12 PE11 NG34 PE23 PE10 LN10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.