Postcode district · Boston

PE20 area guide

Who lives in PE20, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Boston
Region: East Midlands
Population: 23,504 (2024)

PE20Postcode district · Boston

At a glance

What PE20 is like

The PE20 postcode district in Boston covers 620 live postcodes and is home to about 23,504 people in 9,815 households. 70% of households own their home, 12.6% rent privately and 15.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in PE20 sold for a median of £247,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How PE20 compares

Headline figures for PE20, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£247,500

Median over 187 sales in PE20, +4.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

71%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools in PE20.

Household incomeMore

£44,972

Average annual income before tax, higher than 27% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PE20 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 12.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
70% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

PE20 FAQs

Is PE20 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.6 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 71% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in PE20?

The median sale price over the last year was £247,500.

Homes in PE20 sold for a median of £247,500 across 187 sales in the year to August 2026, +4.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is PE20 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around PE20, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in PE20?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.4% of residents. 70% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (55%).

Which council covers PE20?

The local authority for PE20 is Boston.

PE20 comes under Boston in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PE20?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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