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Housing in PE21 8EA

What the homes in PE21 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Boston Central & North
Council
Boston
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,564 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.5%). Flats make up 43.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PE21 8EAEngland
Detached13.9%22.9%
Semi-detached15%31.5%
Terraced24.9%23%
Purpose-built flat38.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.6% of households in the PE21 8EA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 53.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.8% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

PE21 8EA
31%
53%
15%
England
  • Owned30.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented53.4%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE21 8EAEngland
Owned outright12.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.9%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE21 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

PE21 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

BostonEngland
All homes£806£1,459
One bedroom£605£1,195
Two bedrooms£764£1,335
Three bedrooms£923£1,489
Four or more£1,283£2,161
Detached£1,035£1,640
Semi-detached£861£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£645£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE21 8EA (Boston Central & North) (about 1,564 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.

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