PE20 postcode area guide — Boston
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE20 postcode district in Boston — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.1%
Gigabit-capable
65.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.1%
Broadband availability in the PE20 postcode district (Boston) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 616 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.1%.
Around 4.1% of premises in PE20 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 PE20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE20 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| PE20 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| PE20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PE20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE20 1AG | 80% | 80% |
| PE20 1AH | 100% | 85.7% |
| PE20 1AJ | 100% | 7.1% |
| PE20 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| PE20 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| PE20 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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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
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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 PE20
Based on 178 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE20 is £248,000, up 8.5% on the previous year (£228,500).
Detached
£265,000
122 sales
Semi-detached
£175,000
34 sales
Terraced
£135,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£71,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Abbey Road | PE20 3EN |
| 8 May 2026 | £342,000 | Detached | Monarchs Road | PE20 2HJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Detached | Bell Lane | PE20 2BS |
| 6 May 2026 | £184,000 | Detached | Milne Green | PE20 3NP |
| 5 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Peartree Road | PE20 1XJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £253,000 | Detached | Willington Road | PE20 1EP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Detached | Cranmer Road | PE20 2DT |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £166,000 | Detached | Drury Lane | PE20 3DT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £213,000 | Detached | Lockton Close | PE20 3UD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £217,000 | Detached | Nightingale Road | PE20 1FB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 PE20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Middlecott Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 612 | PE20 1JS |
| Kirton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 537 | PE20 1HY |
| Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 | PE20 3EN |
| The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton | Primary | 5–11 | 143 | PE20 2JN |
| Oakwood House Independent School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 35 | PE20 1DS |
| Heckington House School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 28 | PE20 3QF |
| The Pilgrim School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 7 | PE20 3RQ |
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 PE20
89 rated food businesses operate in PE20. 75 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Appletree Holiday Park, Boston Lodge, BP MFG Londis Sutterton, Bramble Hall, Budgens Sutterton.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE20
From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
25%
Band D
43%
Band E
21%
Band F
2%
Band G
3%
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.