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Housing in PE21 9EE

What the homes in PE21 9EE 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
1,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PE21 9EEEngland
Detached39%22.9%
Semi-detached26.6%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat16.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.1% of households in the PE21 9EE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.6% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

PE21 9EE
62%
30%
England
  • Owned62.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented30.2%20.5%
  • Social rented7.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE21 9EEEngland
Owned outright40.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.2%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE21 9EEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.2%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.

PE21 9EEEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%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 9EE (Boston Central & North) (about 1,750 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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