Housing in PE21 8FL
What the homes in PE21 8FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fenside & Lister Way
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,073 (2024)
PE21 8FLBoston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.4%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.9% of households in the PE21 8FL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.5% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented38.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.7%). 22.6% 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 8FL (Fenside & Lister Way) (about 2,073 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.