Housing in PE21 0LU
What the homes in PE21 0LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skirbeck
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,861 (2024)
PE21 0LUBoston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40%). Flats make up 4.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.8% of households in the PE21 0LU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented30.6%20.5%
- Social rented9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.9%). 30.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Boston
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Boston (August 2026, +2.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE21 0LU (Skirbeck) (about 1,861 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.