Boston
Local authority in East Midlands · 39 neighbourhoods
Close to East Midlands's middle on most measures.
Areas
8 areasAgainst East Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is East Midlands's middle.
- Fishtoft & Wyberton East · PE215 neighbourhoods£2,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kirton, Frampton & Algarkirk · PE205 neighbourhoods£2,300 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen · PE203 neighbourhoods£2,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Leake & Butterwick · PE225 neighbourhoods£2,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wyberton West & Fen · PE215 neighbourhoods£2,130 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Skirbeck · PE215 neighbourhoods£2,110 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Fenside & Lister Way · PE216 neighbourhoods£1,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Boston Central & North · PE215 neighbourhoods£1,660 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,100 per m² · typical East Midlands neighbourhood £2,800
- By type
- Flat £91k · Terraced £132k · Semi £171k · Detached £245k
- 1-year change
- −3.6%
- Neighbourhoods
- 39
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of East Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 86.1 per 1,000 a year · East Midlands 77.8
- Among councils
- More crime than 81%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; East Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
23 state schools- Primary
- 18
- Secondary
- 5
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 24% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among East Midlands's primaries.
- Station walk
- 35 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 26% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £42,200 a year · typical East Midlands neighbourhood £49,100
- Social renting
- 15% of homes · typical East Midlands neighbourhood 10%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 33% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of East Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Boston safe?
Police recorded about 86.1 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than East Midlands as a whole (77.8). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Boston?
Homes sold for a typical £2,130 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than East Midlands as a whole (£2,830 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £150,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Boston?
There are 18 state primary and 5 state secondary schools inside Boston's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Boston a deprived area?
33% of Boston's 39 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 3% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.