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Housing in PE21 8XD

What the homes in PE21 8XD 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
2,559 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.2%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PE21 8XDEngland
Detached11.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28.8%31.5%
Terraced36.2%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.8% of households in the PE21 8XD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.

PE21 8XD
27%
24%
47%
England
  • Owned26.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented46.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE21 8XDEngland
Owned outright12.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council17.7%8.3%
From a housing association29.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE21 8XDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.3%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

PE21 8XDEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.7%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 8XD (Fenside & Lister Way) (about 2,559 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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