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Housing in PE21 9BE

What the homes in PE21 9BE 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
1,555 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.9%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PE21 9BEEngland
Detached20.5%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced27.1%23%
Purpose-built flat18.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36% of households in the PE21 9BE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 14.3% with a mortgage.

PE21 9BE
36%
29%
35%
England
  • Owned36%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented29%20.5%
  • Social rented34.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE21 9BEEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council12%8.3%
From a housing association22.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE21 9BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.9%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

PE21 9BEEngland
Living alone, under 6619.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.7%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 9BE (Fenside & Lister Way) (about 1,555 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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