PE12 postcode area guide — Boston
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE12 postcode district in Boston — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
79.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
52.4%
Gigabit-capable
52.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.5%
Broadband availability in the PE12 postcode district (Boston) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,248 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52.4%.
Around 3.5% of premises in PE12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PE12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| PE12 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PE12 0AD | 44.4% | 22.2% |
| PE12 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| PE12 0AG | 100% | 25% |
| PE12 0AH | 15.4% | 0% |
| PE12 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PE12 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| PE12 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| PE12 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Boston
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Boston district (34,895 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
76.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
81.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in PE12
Based on 485 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE12 is £238,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£280,000
306 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
115 sales
Terraced
£143,500
44 sales
Flat / maisonette
£88,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £112,750 | Terraced | Crosby Row | PE12 9SR |
| 18 May 2026 | £377,500 | Detached | Carisbrooke Way | PE12 6DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £323,000 | Detached | Benton Close | PE12 0QE |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Detached | Spencer Gardens | PE12 7RQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | Stonegate | PE12 6AH |
| 15 May 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Needham Drive | PE12 0EG |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Gedney Road | PE12 9HF |
| 15 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | The Hollies | PE12 7JQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | Greenwich Avenue | PE12 7JF |
| 13 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | The Maltings | PE12 9EX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Boston demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Boston district (70,502 residents, 29,404 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.3% |
| 15–29 | 22.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 20% |
| 65+ | 20.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 58.9% |
| Private rented | 20.4% |
| Social rented | 12.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Academy Holbeach | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,378 | PE12 7PU |
| University Academy Long Sutton | Secondary | 11–16 | 708 | PE12 9LF |
| Long Sutton County Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | PE12 9EP |
| Holbeach Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 309 | PE12 7LZ |
| The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 309 | PE12 7HG |
| The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton | Primary | 5–11 | 268 | PE12 6PN |
| Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | PE12 9TB |
| Whaplode Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | PE12 6TS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PE12
262 rated food businesses operate in PE12. 205 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Weston Hills Primary School, 24-7supportuklimited, Abbeygate Rest Homes Ltd, Achieve Together, Aldi Stores Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE12
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PE12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
9%
Band C
29%
Band D
38%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
Band G
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Boston
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.