PE21 postcode area guide — Boston
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE21 postcode district in Boston — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE21
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.5%
Gigabit-capable
80.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the PE21 postcode district (Boston) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,086 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.5%.
Around 0.2% of premises in PE21 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 PE21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE21 0AA | 100% | 88.5% |
| PE21 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PE21 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| PE21 0AE | 100% | 95.1% |
| PE21 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE21 0AH | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| PE21 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE21 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| PE21 0AN | 100% | 80% |
| PE21 0AP | 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
—
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.
Crime in PE21
Police recorded 5 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other crime | 3 | 60.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 40.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PE21
Based on 428 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE21 is £165,000, down 8.3% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£250,000
168 sales
Semi-detached
£155,000
111 sales
Terraced
£113,500
115 sales
Flat / maisonette
£85,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Horncastle Road | PE21 9JA |
| 22 May 2026 | £137,000 | Detached | Fydell Street | PE21 8LF |
| 19 May 2026 | £79,950 | Flat | Gammons Court | PE21 8GG |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Rectory Road | PE21 0AQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £299,950 | Detached | Princess Anne Road | PE21 9AP |
| 14 May 2026 | £103,000 | Semi-detached | Albert Street | PE21 8PE |
| 12 May 2026 | £347,500 | Detached | Witham Place | PE21 6LG |
| 12 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Rectory Close | PE21 0RZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Robin Hoods Walk | PE21 9EP |
| 11 May 2026 | £137,000 | Semi-detached | Norfolk Street | PE21 9TE |
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 PE21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haven High Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,229 | PE21 9HB |
| The Boston Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 924 | PE21 6JY |
| Boston High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 837 | PE21 9PF |
| Tower Road Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 559 | PE21 9PX |
| Staniland Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | PE21 8DF |
| Carlton Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | PE21 8QX |
| Boston West Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 412 | PE21 7QG |
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | PE21 8SS |
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 PE21
379 rated food businesses operate in PE21. 300 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Taste of Portugal, A W Curtis and Sons, Afro-Caribbean Mini Market, Aldi, Amsterdam.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE21
From a sample of 350 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
21%
Band D
46%
Band E
23%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
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.